224081 Introduction: Social Justice and the Health and Lives of Workers in Context -- An Ecosocial Perspective

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Nancy Krieger, PhD , Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
     
To introduce the session, in my brief remarks I will discuss links between social justice, occupational health, and worker's lives and their health, as framed by ecosocial theory, after which I will explain the choice of presentations and introduce the speakers.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety

Learning Objectives:
Describe goals of sessions and introduce speakers

Keywords: Occupational Health, Social Justice

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have presented for many years at APHA sessions and have repeatedly published on the issues of occupational health and social justice, including most recently sole-authored an invited commentary for the just-published Am J Indust Med special issue on occupational health disparities; the citation is: Krieger N. Workers are people too: societal aspects of occupational health disparities – an ecosocial perspective [commentary]. Am J Industrial Medicine 2010; 53:104-115.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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