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:
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
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
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
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)
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