NIMHD Workshop Explores Effects of Work on Health Disparities
By Bethany Hoffman NIMHD's Dr. Rada Dagher said studying health disparities can help tackle issues underlying current health crises in the United States. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities recently hosted a 2-day online workshop—the Role of Work in Health Disparities in the United States—to understand and address the role of work as a social determinant that contributes to health disparities. The multidisciplinary workshop convened experts from the fields of health disparities, population sciences, labor economics, occupational health, epidemiology and orga...