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November 2005, Vol 95, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1894-1897
© 2005 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.062232

COMMENTARY

Running on Empty: Families, Time, and Workplace Injuries

Leslie I. Boden, PhD

The author is with the Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Leslie I. Boden, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118 (e-mail: lboden{at}bu.edu).

Over the past 5 decades, more women have entered the labor force, and more households have been headed by single parents. Both trends have substantially reduced parents’ free time, creating added strain in the event of family health problems, including work-related injuries and illnesses. This commentary presents evidence about the impact of occupational injuries on today’s families.

In addition to losing considerable income, injured parents are less able to do household work, and other family members are often called on to care for them. Family members cut back on their paid, school, and household work to fill in for the injured parent. This suggests the importance of policies to help today’s time-strapped families cope with major family health events.






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