Learn More:
Healthy People 2020: Employment
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): The Relationship between Work and Health: Findings from a Literature Review
World Health Organization: Employment Conditions
Dig Deeper:
Employment as a Social Determinant Of Health: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies Exploring the Relationship between Employment Status and Physical Health (Hergenrather, et al., 2015) [subscription required for full text access]
The Health-Damaging Potential of New Types of Flexible Employment: A Challenge for Public Health Researchers (Benach, et al., 2000)
The Key Role of Work in Population Health Inequities (Landsbergis, et al., 2018)
Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health (Benach, et al., 2014)
Work as an Inclusive Part of Population Health Inequities Research and Prevention (Ahonen, et al., 2018)
Faith-Focused Resources:
Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) [Papal encyclical]
United Church of Christ: Low-Wage Jobs
United Church of Christ: Workplace Justice
Uri L'Tzedek: Jewish Ethics of Employee Treatment and Communal Responsibility
Other groups working on this issue:
See also: Work Exposures