Pub Date : 2019-10-19DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212987
Natalie A. Rosenquist, D. Cook, Amy Ehntholt, Anthony T Omaye, P. Muennig, R. Pabayo
Background Compared to other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, US infant mortality rates (IMRs) are particularly high. These differences are partially driven by racial disparities, with non-Hispanic black having IMRs that are twice those of non-Hispanic white. Income inequality (the gap between rich and poor) is associated with infant mortality. One proposed way to decrease income inequality (and possibly to improve birth outcomes) is to increase the minimum wage. We aimed to elucidate the relationship between state-level minimum wage and infant mortality risk using individual-level and state-level data. We also determined whether observed associations were heterogeneous across racial groups. Methods Data were from US Vital Statistics 2010 Cohort Linked Birth and Infant Death records and the 2010 US Bureau of Labor Statistics. We fit multilevel logistic models to test whether state minimum wage was associated with infant mortality. Minimum wage was standardised using the z-transformation and was dichotomised (high vs low) at the 75th percentile. Analyses were stratified by mother's race (non-Hispanic black vs non-Hispanic white). Results High minimum wage (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.93, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.03) was associated with decreased odds of infant mortality but was not statistically significant. High minimum wage was significantly associated with reduced infant mortality among non-Hispanic black infants (AOR=0.80, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.94) but not among non-Hispanic white infants (AOR=1.04, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.17). Conclusions Increasing the minimum wage might be beneficial to infant health, especially among non-Hispanic black infants, and thus might decrease the racial disparity in infant mortality.
与其他经济合作与发展组织(OECD)国家相比，美国的婴儿死亡率(IMRs)特别高。这些差异部分是由种族差异造成的，非西班牙裔黑人的imr是非西班牙裔白人的两倍。收入不平等(贫富差距)与婴儿死亡率有关。减少收入不平等(并可能改善生育结果)的一种方法是提高最低工资。我们的目的是利用个人水平和州水平的数据来阐明州一级最低工资与婴儿死亡率风险之间的关系。我们还确定了观察到的关联是否在种族群体中是异质的。方法数据来自美国生命统计2010年队列相关出生和婴儿死亡记录和2010年美国劳工统计局。我们拟合多层逻辑模型来检验国家最低工资是否与婴儿死亡率有关。使用z变换对最低工资进行标准化，并在第75个百分位数处进行二分类(高与低)。根据母亲的种族(非西班牙裔黑人vs非西班牙裔白人)对分析进行分层。结果较高的最低工资(调整后的OR (AOR)=0.93, 95% CI 0.83 ~ 1.03)与婴儿死亡率降低相关，但无统计学意义。在非西班牙裔黑人婴儿中，高最低工资与婴儿死亡率的降低显著相关(AOR=0.80, 95% CI 0.68至0.94)，但在非西班牙裔白人婴儿中无显著相关性(AOR=1.04, 95% CI 0.92至1.17)。结论提高最低工资可能有利于婴儿健康，特别是非西班牙裔黑人婴儿的健康，从而可能降低婴儿死亡率的种族差异。
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Pub Date : 2019-10-16DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212720
E. D. Lunde, A. M. Joensen, S. Lundbye-Christensen, K. Fonager, S. Paaske Johnsen, M. Larsen, M. Berg Johansen, S. Riahi
Aim To examine the association between socioeconomic position and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in different stages of life in a population of Danish citizens. Methods Register-based study. We followed all individuals turning 35, 50, 65 or 80 years from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2005 until AF, death, emigration or the end of study period (31 December 2015). Exposure was education and income. We used Cox regression for the HRs (95% CI) and the pseudo-observation method for the adjusted risk difference (RD) (%). Results A total of 2 173 857 participants were enrolled and 151 340 incident cases of AF occurred over a median of 13.6 years of follow-up. Adjusted HR (95% CI) of incident AF for the youngest age group with the highest education (ref lowest) was 0.62 (0.50 to 0.77) (women) and 0.85 (0.76 to 0.96) (men). The associations attenuated with increasing age, that is, HRs for the oldest age group were 1.04 (0.97 to 1.10) and 0.98 (0.96 to 1.04), respectively. The corresponding adjusted RDs (%) were: −0.28 (−0.43 to −0.14), −0.18 (−0.36 to −0.01), 3.04 (−0.55 to 6.64) and −0.74 (−3.38 to 2.49), respectively. Similar but weaker associations were found for income. Conclusion Higher level of education and income was associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with AF in young individuals but the association decreased with increasing age and was almost absent for the oldest age cohort. However, since AF is relatively rare in the youngest the RDs were low.
{"title":"Socioeconomic position and risk of atrial fibrillation: a nationwide Danish cohort study","authors":"E. D. Lunde, A. M. Joensen, S. Lundbye-Christensen, K. Fonager, S. Paaske Johnsen, M. Larsen, M. Berg Johansen, S. Riahi","doi":"10.1136/jech-2019-212720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212720","url":null,"abstract":"Aim To examine the association between socioeconomic position and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in different stages of life in a population of Danish citizens. Methods Register-based study. We followed all individuals turning 35, 50, 65 or 80 years from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2005 until AF, death, emigration or the end of study period (31 December 2015). Exposure was education and income. We used Cox regression for the HRs (95% CI) and the pseudo-observation method for the adjusted risk difference (RD) (%). Results A total of 2 173 857 participants were enrolled and 151 340 incident cases of AF occurred over a median of 13.6 years of follow-up. Adjusted HR (95% CI) of incident AF for the youngest age group with the highest education (ref lowest) was 0.62 (0.50 to 0.77) (women) and 0.85 (0.76 to 0.96) (men). The associations attenuated with increasing age, that is, HRs for the oldest age group were 1.04 (0.97 to 1.10) and 0.98 (0.96 to 1.04), respectively. The corresponding adjusted RDs (%) were: −0.28 (−0.43 to −0.14), −0.18 (−0.36 to −0.01), 3.04 (−0.55 to 6.64) and −0.74 (−3.38 to 2.49), respectively. Similar but weaker associations were found for income. Conclusion Higher level of education and income was associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with AF in young individuals but the association decreased with increasing age and was almost absent for the oldest age cohort. However, since AF is relatively rare in the youngest the RDs were low.","PeriodicalId":15778,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health","volume":"42 1","pages":"13 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81492092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-14DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212425
Jennifer L. Moss, Rebecca C Ehrenkranz, L. Perez, Brionna Y. Hair, Anne K Julian
Background Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living in vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently and interactively associated with cancer screening and cancer fatalism. Methods We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) from National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011–2017, including cancer screening (colorectal, breast, cervical, prostate) among eligible participants and cancer fatalism. These data were linked to county-level metropolitan status/rurality (US Department of Agriculture) and racial segregation (US Census). We conducted multivariable analyses of associations of geographic variables with screening and fatalism. Results Breast cancer screening was lower in rural (92%, SE=1.5%) than urban counties (96%, SE=0.5%) (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.52, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.87). Colorectal cancer screening was higher in highly segregated (70%, SE=1.0%) than less segregated counties (65%, SE=1.7%) (aOR=1.28, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.58). Remaining outcomes did not vary by rurality or segregation, and these variables did not interact in their associations with screening or fatalism. Conclusion Similar to previous studies, breast cancer screening was less common in rural areas. Contrary to expectations, colorectal cancer screening was higher in highly segregated counties. More research is needed on the influence of geography on cancer screening and beliefs, and how access to facilities or information may mediate these relationships.
背景:美国的癌症筛查是次优的，特别是对于生活在脆弱社区的个人。本研究旨在了解乡村性和种族隔离如何与癌症筛查和癌症宿命论独立互动地联系在一起。方法:我们使用2011-2017年美国国家癌症研究所健康信息全国趋势调查中具有全国代表性的成年人样本(n= 17736)的数据，包括符合条件的参与者的癌症筛查(结直肠癌、乳腺癌、宫颈癌、前列腺癌)和癌症宿命论。这些数据与县级大都市地位/乡村性(美国农业部)和种族隔离(美国人口普查)有关。我们对地理变量与筛选和宿命论的关系进行了多变量分析。结果农村地区乳腺癌筛查率(92%，SE=1.5%)低于城市县(96%，SE=0.5%)(调整后OR (aOR)=0.52, 95% CI 0.31 ~ 0.87)。高度隔离县的结直肠癌筛查率(70%，SE=1.0%)高于隔离程度较低的县(65%，SE=1.7%) (aOR=1.28, 95% CI 1.04 ~ 1.58)。其余的结果没有因乡村性或隔离而变化，这些变量与筛查或宿命论之间没有相互作用。结论与之前的研究类似，乳腺癌筛查在农村地区较不普遍。与预期相反，在高度隔离的县，结直肠癌筛查率更高。需要对地理位置对癌症筛查和信念的影响，以及获得设施或信息如何调节这些关系进行更多的研究。
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Pub Date : 2019-10-14DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-213325
E. Lahelma, O. Rahkonen
Surprisingly little attention has been devoted to the theories, concepts and measurement of social class and socioeconomic position in social epidemiology. This is particularly surprising as the number studies on health inequalities has increased exponentially over the decades.1 Guidelines have though been proposed for the use of socioeconomic position in health research and we have learnt a lot about the nature, measurement and use of various socioeconomic indicators.2–4 However, the suggested socioeconomic classifications have often been pragmatic, based on occupation, education and income, grouped hierarchically following statistical authorities or ad hoc principles. So far, theoretical and conceptual issues and their integration to empirical analysis of health inequalities have remained largely a white spot. The theoretical work within the sociology of class has had almost non-existent consequences for research on health inequalities. Similarly, research on socioeconomic inequalities in health has seldom been considered in the sociology of class. Cross-fertilisation between theoretical and empirical work as well as between sociology of class and social epidemiology would deepen our understanding of social class and socioeconomic position in the production of health inequalities. The Marxian and the Weberian theories are the dominant social class traditions and these have influenced some subsequent class schemes and classifications. Wright’s neo-Marxian class theory draws on the Marxian tradition in its emphasis on people’s location in the occupational hierarchy based on production relations as well as power and control over access to economic and productive resources.5 Additionally, Wright’s theory draws on the Weberian tradition in its emphasis on skill and expertise, rendering the theory a …
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Pub Date : 2019-10-14DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212487
E. Murray, E. Carr, P. Zaninotto, J. Head, B. Xue, S. Stansfeld, B. Beach, N. Shelton
Background UK state pension eligibility ages are linked to average life expectancy, which ignores wide socioeconomic disparities in both healthy and overall life expectancy. Objectives Investigate whether there are occupational social class differences in the amount of time older adults live after they stop work, and how much of these differences are due to health. Methods Participants were 76 485 members of the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS), who were 50–75 years at the 2001 census and had stopped work by the 2011 census. Over 10 years of follow-up, we used censored linear regression to estimate mean differences in years between stopping work and death by occupational social class. Results After adjustment for age, both social class and health were independent predictors of postwork duration (mean difference (95% CI): unskilled class vs professional: 2.7 years (2.4 to 3.1); not good vs good health: 2.4 years (1.9 to 2.9)), with LS members in the three manual classes experiencing ~1 additional year of postwork duration than professional workers (interaction p values all <0.001). Further adjustment for gender and educational qualifications was reduced but did not eliminate social class and postwork duration associations. We estimate the difference in postwork years between professional classes in good health and unskilled workers not in good health as 5.1 years for women (21.0 vs 26.1) and 5.5 years for men (19.5 vs 25.0). Conclusions Lower social class groups are negatively affected by uniform state pension ages, because they are more likely to stop work at younger ages due to health reasons.
英国国家养老金资格年龄与平均预期寿命有关，这忽略了健康和总体预期寿命方面广泛的社会经济差异。目的调查老年人停止工作后的生活时间是否存在职业社会阶层差异，以及这些差异中有多少是由于健康造成的。方法研究对象为美国国家统计局(Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study, LS)的76485名2001年人口普查时年龄为50-75岁，2011年人口普查时已停止工作的人。在10年的随访中，我们使用审查线性回归来估计按职业社会阶层停止工作与死亡之间的平均年数差异。结果在调整年龄后，社会阶层和健康状况都是工作后持续时间的独立预测因素(平均差异(95% CI)):非技术阶层vs专业阶层:2.7年(2.4 - 3.1);不健康vs健康:2.4年(1.9到2.9))，三个手工班的LS成员比专业工人多经历了1年的工作后持续时间(相互作用p值均<0.001)。减少了对性别和教育资格的进一步调整，但没有消除社会阶层和工作后持续时间的联系。我们估计，健康状况良好的专业阶层与健康状况不佳的非技术工人之间的工作后年限差异，女性为5.1年(21.0年对26.1年)，男性为5.5年(19.5年对25.0年)。结论国家统一的养老金领取年龄对社会底层群体产生了负面影响，因为他们更有可能在更年轻的时候因为健康原因而停止工作。
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Pub Date : 2019-10-14DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212952
L. Kokkinen, C. Muntaner, A. Koskinen, A. Väänänen
Background Disparities in mortality have been firmly established across occupational grades and the incomes they earn, but this line of research has failed to include individuals’ relationships to capital, as suggested by class analysists. Methods According to Wright’s classification, the research generated 10 mutually exclusive classes based on occupation and investment income: worker; capitalist worker; professional; capitalist professional; supervisor; capitalist supervisor; manager; capitalist manager; self-employed; and capitalist self-employed. The study participants (n=268 239) were randomly selected from the Statistics Finland population database and represent 33% of Finnish men aged 30–64 years. The mortality data were monitored over the 1995–2014 period. Results The sociodemographic-adjusted HRs for mortality were lowest for capitalist managers (HR 0.50; 95% CI 0.36 to 0.69) as compared with that for workers without a capitalist class advantage. A positive occupational class gradient was found from managers to supervisors to workers. The capitalist class advantage independently affected the disparities in mortality within this occupational hierarchy. Conclusion Different occupational class locations protect against premature death differently, and the capitalist class advantage widens the premature-death disparities among the occupational classes. To monitor and explain social inequalities in health in a more nuanced way, future research on investment income as well as the operationalisation of the capitalist class advantage is encouraged.
死亡率的差异已经在职业等级和收入之间牢固地建立起来，但这条研究路线未能包括个人与资本的关系，正如阶级分析师所建议的那样。方法根据Wright的分类方法，根据职业和投资收益划分出10个相互排斥的阶层:工人阶层;资本主义工人;专业;资本主义专业;主管;资本主义的上司;经理;资本主义经理;自主创业;和资本主义个体经营者。研究参与者(n=268 239)是从芬兰统计局人口数据库中随机选择的，占30-64岁芬兰男性的33%。1995-2014年期间对死亡率数据进行了监测。结果资本主义管理人员的死亡率经社会人口统计学调整后的HR最低(HR 0.50;95% CI 0.36至0.69)，与没有资产阶级优势的工人相比。从经理到主管再到工人，存在正的职业阶层梯度。资产阶级的优势独立地影响了这个职业等级中死亡率的差异。结论不同的职业阶层位置对过早死亡的保护作用不同，资产阶级优势扩大了不同职业阶层之间的过早死亡差异。为了以更细致入微的方式监测和解释健康方面的社会不平等，鼓励未来对投资收入以及资产阶级优势的运作进行研究。
{"title":"Occupational class, capitalist class advantage and mortality among working-age men","authors":"L. Kokkinen, C. Muntaner, A. Koskinen, A. Väänänen","doi":"10.1136/jech-2019-212952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212952","url":null,"abstract":"Background Disparities in mortality have been firmly established across occupational grades and the incomes they earn, but this line of research has failed to include individuals’ relationships to capital, as suggested by class analysists. Methods According to Wright’s classification, the research generated 10 mutually exclusive classes based on occupation and investment income: worker; capitalist worker; professional; capitalist professional; supervisor; capitalist supervisor; manager; capitalist manager; self-employed; and capitalist self-employed. The study participants (n=268 239) were randomly selected from the Statistics Finland population database and represent 33% of Finnish men aged 30–64 years. The mortality data were monitored over the 1995–2014 period. Results The sociodemographic-adjusted HRs for mortality were lowest for capitalist managers (HR 0.50; 95% CI 0.36 to 0.69) as compared with that for workers without a capitalist class advantage. A positive occupational class gradient was found from managers to supervisors to workers. The capitalist class advantage independently affected the disparities in mortality within this occupational hierarchy. Conclusion Different occupational class locations protect against premature death differently, and the capitalist class advantage widens the premature-death disparities among the occupational classes. To monitor and explain social inequalities in health in a more nuanced way, future research on investment income as well as the operationalisation of the capitalist class advantage is encouraged.","PeriodicalId":15778,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health","volume":"179 1","pages":"3 - 6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80680900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-08DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212802
Enora Le Roux, Marta Mari Muro, Martine Novic, F. Chauvin, Philippe Zerr, C. Alberti, A. Faye
The health service ( service sanitaire in French) was set up in September 2018 by the French government.1 This initiative enforces every health student to carry out a practical exercise of health promotion or primary prevention during their initial training, mainly towards children, adolescents and young adults. For this first year of application, 49 000 students (nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, pharmacists, dentists and midwives) completed their health service. Students from all other health disciplines will be involved from the 2019/2020 academic year. The health service is a major component of the French national health strategy, whose objective is to develop health promotion, in line with the international guidance of the WHO. This prioritisation of prevention in youth is based on numerous data showing the deleterious impact of health behaviours adopted in adolescence and early adulthood. Indeed, evidence suggests that 17% of the total disease burden for all age groups may be associated with risky behaviour in adolescence. In France, young people’s health behaviours are a major challenge. According to an international survey in 2013/2014, in France, 32% of 15-year-olds consumed soft drinks daily (vs 16% in England and 11% in Canada); 90% reported less than 60 min of moderate to vigorous daily activity (current worldwide recommendation) (vs 86% in England and 78% in Canada); and 19% smoked at least once a week (vs 7% in England and 5% in Canada).2 In light of those numbers, France will probably have a high prevalence of chronic diseases in the next generation of adults. At this time, the prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases is 16% in French employees aged 25–64 years.3 In addition, the burden of non-communicable …
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Pub Date : 2019-10-05DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212591
G. Masukume, F. McCarthy, J. Russell, P. Baker, L. Kenny, S. Morton, A. Khashan
Background Epidemiological studies have reported conflicting results in the association between Caesarean section (CS) birth and childhood obesity. Many of these studies had small sample sizes, were unable to distinguish between elective/planned and emergency CS, and did not adjust for the key confounder maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). We investigated the association between CS delivery, particularly elective/planned and childhood obesity, using the Growing Up in New Zealand prospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods Pregnant women planning to deliver their babies on the New Zealand upper North Island were invited to participate. Mode of delivery was categorised into spontaneous vaginal delivery (VD) (reference), assisted VD, planned CS and emergency CS. The main outcome was childhood obesity defined according to the International Obesity Taskforce criteria at age 24 and 54 months. Multinomial logistic regression and mixed-effects linear regression models were fitted with associations adjusted for several potential confounders. Results Of the 6599 infants, 1532 (23.2%) were delivered by CS. At age 24 months, 478 (9.3%) children were obese. There was a statistically significant association between planned CS adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR=1.59; (95% CI 1.09 to 2.33)) and obesity but not for emergency CS (aRRR=1.27; (95% CI 0.89 to 1.82)). At age 54 months there was no association between planned CS (aRRR=0.89; (95% CI 0.54 to 1.45)) and obesity as well as for emergency CS (aRRR=1.19; (95% CI 0.80 to 1.77)). At all-time points those born by planned CS had a higher mean BMI (adjusted mean difference=0.16; (95% CI 0.00 to 0.31), p=0.046). Conclusions Planned CS was an independent predictor of obesity in early childhood. This suggests that birth mode influences growth, at least in the short term. This association occurred during a critical phase of human development, the first 2 years of life, and if causal might result in long-term detrimental cardiometabolic changes.
流行病学研究报告了关于剖腹产(CS)分娩与儿童肥胖之间关系的相互矛盾的结果。其中许多研究样本量较小，无法区分选择性/计划性和紧急性CS，也没有对孕妇孕前体重指数(BMI)的关键混杂因素进行调整。我们利用新西兰的前瞻性纵向队列研究，调查了CS分娩，特别是选择性/计划分娩与儿童肥胖之间的关系。方法对计划在新西兰上北岛分娩的孕妇进行问卷调查。分娩方式分为自然阴道分娩(VD)(参考)、辅助阴道分娩、计划阴道分娩和紧急阴道分娩。研究的主要结果是根据国际肥胖工作组(International obesity Taskforce)在24个月和54个月的标准定义的儿童肥胖。多项逻辑回归和混合效应线性回归模型经若干潜在混杂因素校正后进行拟合。结果6599例患儿中，1532例(23.2%)采用CS分娩。在24月龄时，478名(9.3%)儿童肥胖。计划CS调整后的相对风险比(aRRR=1.59;(95% CI 1.09 ~ 2.33))和肥胖，但与紧急CS无关(aRRR=1.27;(95% CI 0.89 ~ 1.82))。在54月龄时，计划CS与计划CS无相关性(aRRR=0.89;(95% CI 0.54 - 1.45))和肥胖以及紧急CS (aRRR=1.19;(95% CI 0.80 ~ 1.77))。在所有时间点上，计划CS出生的人的平均BMI更高(调整后的平均差=0.16;(95% CI 0.00 ~ 0.31)， p=0.046)。结论:计划CS是儿童早期肥胖的独立预测因子。这表明，至少在短期内，出生方式会影响生长。这种关联发生在人类发育的关键阶段，即生命的头2年，如果是因果关系，可能会导致长期有害的心脏代谢变化。
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Pub Date : 2019-10-05DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211561
F. Benavides, C. Serra, G. Delclos
Background The welfare state has a long history of uncertain future. Nonetheless, health indicators of people living in countries with a more universal and generous welfare state remain better than those living under less generous and more individualist welfare regimes. In this essay, we reflect on how occupational health, as part of public health, can contribute to the sustainability of the welfare state. Methods Over the course of the political and social transformations of the State, from single guarantor of security to assuming civil and social rights, the practice of public health has added, to its original objectives related to the control of epidemics of contagious diseases, the promotion of health and the reduction of inequalities in health. In the context of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, there is a great opportunity to expand the welfare state through public health policies. Results On the other hand, the welfare state is only possible when persons are employed in the formal sector. Through their taxes, workers and employers support the welfare state. Occupational health, by preventing injury and illness, and promoting the health of working people, can contribute significantly to the existence of decent work and a quality labour market. Conclusion The mission of occupational health is to help people enjoy a healthy and prolonged working life, as a critical component of human well-being.
{"title":"What can public health do for the welfare state? Occupational health could be an answer","authors":"F. Benavides, C. Serra, G. Delclos","doi":"10.1136/jech-2018-211561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211561","url":null,"abstract":"Background The welfare state has a long history of uncertain future. Nonetheless, health indicators of people living in countries with a more universal and generous welfare state remain better than those living under less generous and more individualist welfare regimes. In this essay, we reflect on how occupational health, as part of public health, can contribute to the sustainability of the welfare state. Methods Over the course of the political and social transformations of the State, from single guarantor of security to assuming civil and social rights, the practice of public health has added, to its original objectives related to the control of epidemics of contagious diseases, the promotion of health and the reduction of inequalities in health. In the context of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, there is a great opportunity to expand the welfare state through public health policies. Results On the other hand, the welfare state is only possible when persons are employed in the formal sector. Through their taxes, workers and employers support the welfare state. Occupational health, by preventing injury and illness, and promoting the health of working people, can contribute significantly to the existence of decent work and a quality labour market. Conclusion The mission of occupational health is to help people enjoy a healthy and prolonged working life, as a critical component of human well-being.","PeriodicalId":15778,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"1141 - 1144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82645021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-05DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212282
Carly S Molloy, M. O’Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Colleen Lin, Christopher Harrop, Nicholas Perini, S. Goldfeld
Background Early childhood interventions are critical for reducing child health and development inequities. While most research focuses on the efficacy of single interventions, combining multiple evidence-based strategies over the early years of a child’s life may yield greater impact. This study examined the association between exposure to a combination of five evidence-based services from 0 to 5 years on children’s reading at 8–9 years. Methods Data from the nationally representative birth cohort (n=5107) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were utilised. Risk and exposure measures across five services from 0 to 5 years were assessed: antenatal care, nurse home-visiting, early childhood education and care, parenting programme and the early years of school. Children’s reading at 8–9 years was measured using a standardised direct assessment. Linear regression analyses examined the cumulative effect of five services on reading. Interaction terms were examined to determine if the relationship differed as a function of level of disadvantage. Results A cumulative benefit effect of participation in more services and a cumulative risk effect when exposed to more risks was found. Each additional service that the child attended was associated with an increase in reading scores (b=9.16, 95% CI=5.58 to 12.75). Conversely, each additional risk that the child was exposed to was associated with a decrease in reading skills (b=−14.03, 95% CI=−16.61 to −11.44). Effects were similar for disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children. Conclusion This study supports the potential value of ‘stacking’ early interventions across the early years of a child’s life to maximise impacts on child outcomes.
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