ERC Seminars Series: Inclusion and Equity in Occupational Safety and Health

In September 2020, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Education and Research Center launched a seminar sub-series designed to explore the intersection of racism with occupational safety and health. Covered topics included essential workers, occupational health hazards, structural vulnerabilities viewed through take-home exposures, creating inclusive institutions, and applying the concepts of community-based participatory research to increase equity and capacity in communities.

The speakers, their respective topics, and the links for recordings are listed below:

Dr. Ken Alleyne Headshot

The Black and Brown Essential Worker in the Time of COVID-19: How Systemic Economic and Health Racism Fueled Differential Outcomes During a Pandemic (September 14, 2020)

Presented by:

Ken Alleyne, MD – Orthopedic surgeon; Chair, Board of the Connecticut Health Foundation, and Board Member, University of Connecticut Health Center

Click to watch zoom recording

 

Faye Grimsley Headshot

Health Equity Considerations and Occupational Health Hazards in People of Color (October 5, 2020)

Presented by:

Faye Grimsley, PhD, CIH – Head and Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences, Xavier University of Louisiana; Clinical Associate Professor, Global and Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Click to watch zoom recording

 

Diana Ceballos Headshot

Structural Vulnerabilities Through the Lens of Persistent Take-Home Exposures (October 26, 2020)

Presented by:

Diana Ceballos, PhD, MS, CIH – Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health

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Mike Flynn Headshot

Developing More Inclusive Occupational Safety and Health Institutions (November 11, 2020)

Presented by:

Michael A. Flynn, MA – Anthropologist, Coordinator, Occupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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Sherry Barron and Isabel Cuervo Headshots

Equity-building through Science: Applying Community-based Participatory Research to Reduce Exposure to Cleaning Chemicals Among Immigrant Latinx Housecleaners in New York (April 19, 2021)

Presented by:

Sherry Baron, MD, MPH – Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York

and

Isabel Cuervo, PhD – Senior Research Associate, Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York

Click to watch zoom recording