Minority Workers
Author: Davis, Morris E.; Rowland, Andrew S.;
This resource documents how disproportionate numbers of minority workers have been and are at increased risk of occupational disease, and suggests ways in which the health professional can help to alleviate this problem. The chapter focuses on placement patterns of minority workers in American industry, providing data that associate these patterns with occupational injury and illness. Finally, the limitations in current social policy and the need for changes in such policy are presented.
This resource documents how disproportionate numbers of minority workers have been and are at increased risk of occupational disease, and suggests ways in which the health professional can help to alleviate this problem. The chapter focuses on placement patterns of minority workers in American industry, providing data that associate these patterns with occupational injury and illness. Finally, the limitations in current social policy and the need for changes in such policy are presented.
