Eliminating Take-Home Exposures: Recognizing the Role of Occupational Health and Safety in Broader Community Health.
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2020
Toxic contaminants inadvertently brought from the workplace to the home, known as take-home or paraoccupational exposures, have often been framed as a problem that arises due to unsanitary worker behavior. This review article conceptualizes take-home exposures as a public health hazard by (i) investigating the history of take-home contaminants and how they have been studied, (ii) arguing that an ecosocial view of the problem is essential for effective prevention, (iii) summarizing key structural vulnerabilities that lead populations to be at risk, and (iv) discussing future research and prevention effort needs. This article reframes take-home exposures as one of many chronic pathways that contributes to persistent health disparities among workers, their families, and communities. Including the role of work in community health will increase the comprehensiveness of prevention efforts for contaminants such as lead and pesticides that contribute to environmental disparities.
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| Authors | Kalweit, Andrew;Herrick, Robert F;Flynn, Michael A;Spengler, John D;Berko, J Kofi;Levy, Jonathan I;Ceballos, Diana M; |
| Journal | annals of work exposures and health |
| Year | 2020 |
| DOI | wxaa006 |
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