Anjum Hajat, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Faculty Associate of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, is one of three editors of a special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: "Work, Health, and Equity." Along with being an editor of the special issue, Hajat, along with University of Washington researchers Trevor Peckham, Noah Seixas, and A.B. de Castro also contributed research: "Do Different Patterns of Employment Quality Contribute to Gender Health Inequities in the U.S.? A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis."
The issue features 11 original research articles that examine how work - in all of its facets - impacts health equity.
From the Special Issues's commentary:
"...it is hard to imagine achieving population health equity without achieving equity in access to safe, healthy work that is supportive of broader human needs. We encourage researchers to be explicit in their research questions, designs, and dissemination regarding this goal. Achieving health equity will not happen by itself but, rather, will require collective effort to re-shape the conditions of society, including work."
The selected research studies examine topics including precarious employment and chronic stress, migrant farmworkers' health and well-being during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of San Francisco's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance on birth outcomes. All articles in the special issue are open-access and can be found at this link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/