Oral

This set of presentations discusses some of the various roles that work and workplace exposures may play in health disparities, both occupational and non-occupational. One paper examines the potential role of education/work mismatch as a contributing factor to disparities in birth outcomes. The second group of authors discuss factors (such as health, job satisfaction, and industry sector) that are linked to job turnover and income loss. The contribution of workplace discrimination to health disparities among Filipinos living in the US will be discussed. Approaches to engaging non-English speaking populations in struggles to improve workplace health and safety will also be presented.

Session Objectives: • Partocipants will be able to explain the role of occupational characteristics and education in contributing to birth disparities. • Participants will be able to identify personal and job-related factors that are related to job turnover and loss of income. • Participants will be able to describe current understanding of the contribution of workplace discrimination to health disparities among immigrant/minority worker groups. • Participants will be able to describe some challenges and strategies for deeper and fuller participation of non-English speaking workers in the area of worker health and safety