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C. Shannon Griffin-Blake, PhD, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-30, Atlanta, GA 30341, 770/488-5266, dyu9@cdc.gov

Female workers are nearly twice as likely to suffer from a stress-related illness as their male counterparts. Although certain job components have been empirically documented as sources of job stress for women (e.g., work & family life imbalance, restricted job autonomy, and menial job content), limited research has explored the scope of these work components in a descriptive manner. Partnering with community-based organizations in five selected geographical areas across the U.S., focus groups were conducted to uncover a greater understanding of the sources of job stress, enabling or contributing factor to job stress, its impact on the quality of life, and health promotion strategies for addressing job stress among female, blue collar workers. This presentation will describe this CDC project and present several recommendations for developing future occupational and health promotion efforts addressing job stress and improving quality of life among this segment of the workforce.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participnat will be able to

• define job stress and identify several factors that create job stress among female, blue collar workers.
• articulate the impact of job stress on quality of life and discuss appropriate measures for investigating such relationship.
• describe at least three recommendations for developing future occupational and health promotion efforts addressing job strain and improving quality of life among female, blue collar workers.

Keywords: Workplace Stressors, Occupational Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Not Answered

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