Rosemary K Sokas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6077610 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary K Sokas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary K |
| FAMILY NAME | Sokas |
| SIGNATURE | SOKAS R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4380-7141 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building a Sustainable Construction Workforce
The average U.S. construction worker is aged 42.6 years, and will not be eligible for full Social Security retirement benefits until age 67. Delayed retirement is largely driven by economic need, but construction workers face considerable challenges in remaining on the job. This study explores trade-specific age trends within the construction industry, and the experiences of building trade unions with aging membership. A mixed-methods approach us…
Occupational and Environmental Health
This thoroughly updated seventh edition is a comprehensive, clearly written, and practical textbook that includes information on both occupational health and environmental health, providing the necessary foundation for recognizing and preventing work-related and environmentally induced diseases and injuries. National and international experts share their knowledge and practical experience in addressing a wide range of issues and evolving challeng…
Occupational and Environmental Health Equity and Social Justice
This chapter describes occupational and environmental health equity and social justice in its various dimensions. Case studies are utilized to demonstrate specific issues and how to address them. Topics covered include workplace injustice, racial and ethnic discrimination, inadequate government protection, environmental exposures and health equity, environmental injustice and health disparities, and residential segregation, environmental hazards,…
Comparison of Two Health-Promotion Programs for Older Workers
Objectives. We examined the effects of 2 worksite health-promotion interventions (compared with a health-education control) on older workers’ healthy behaviors and health outcomes. Methods. We conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial with 423 participants aged 40 years and older. Participants were categorized into 3 study arms: the COACH intervention combined Web-based risk assessments with personal coaching support, the RealAge inter…
Community Campaigns, Supply Chains, and Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Workers
The growth of contingent work (also known as precarious employment), the informal sector, and business practices that diffuse employer responsibility for worker health and safety (such as outsourcing and the development of extended national and international contracting networks [supply chains]) pose a serious threat to occupational health and safety that disproportionately affects low-wage, ethnic minority, and immigrant workers. Drawing on case…
Environmental Justice and Work
Meaningful work enhances individual health; access to good jobs creates successful communities. The inequitable distribution of both the benefits and the hazards generated by manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and other forms of work lies at the heart of the environmental justice movement. Occupational safety and health disciplines have developed over the past several centuries to address concerns about hazardous exposures in the workplace. In r…
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment:Focus Group Findings Joseph Zanoni, MILR, Leslie Nickels, MEd, Rosemary Sokas, MD, Karen Kauffman, PhD, Kathleen McPhaul, PhD, Megan Hayden, MS, Jane Lipscomb, PhD, Myra Glassman, BS, and Leonila Vega, JD Purpose The purpose of the project is to assess the risk of exposure to blood in the home care work environment and to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of inte…
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment
Focus group findings will be used to implement a union-based participatory primary prevention intervention for the reduction of blood exposure among PCAs
Surveillance of sentinel occupational mortality in the District of Columbia
Epidemiological surveillance of sentinel occupationally related deaths commonly relies on computerized analyses of mortality data obtained from vital statistics records. A computer search of death records in the District of Columbia for the period 1980 to 1987 identified 15 cases that noted asbestosis, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or primary cancer of the pleura/mesothelioma as the underlying cause of death. A manual review of the dea…
Community Campaigns, Supply Chains, and Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Workers
The growth of contingent work (also known as precarious employment), the informal sector, and business practices that diffuse employer responsibility for worker health and safety (such as outsourcing and the development of extended national and international contracting networks [supply chains]) pose a serious threat to occupational health and safety that disproportionately affects low-wage, ethnic minority, and immigrant workers. Drawing on case…
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment
Focus group findings will be used to implement a union-based participatory primary prevention intervention for the reduction of blood exposure among PCAs
Surveillance of sentinel occupational mortality in the District of Columbia
Epidemiological surveillance of sentinel occupationally related deaths commonly relies on computerized analyses of mortality data obtained from vital statistics records. A computer search of death records in the District of Columbia for the period 1980 to 1987 identified 15 cases that noted asbestosis, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or primary cancer of the pleura/mesothelioma as the underlying cause of death. A manual review of the dea…
Surveillance of sentinel occupational mortality in the District of Columbia
Epidemiological surveillance of sentinel occupationally related deaths commonly relies on computerized analyses of mortality data obtained from vital statistics records. A computer search of death records in the District of Columbia for the period 1980 to 1987 identified 15 cases that noted asbestosis, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or primary cancer of the pleura/mesothelioma as the underlying cause of death. A manual review of the dea…
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment:Focus Group Findings Joseph Zanoni, MILR, Leslie Nickels, MEd, Rosemary Sokas, MD, Karen Kauffman, PhD, Kathleen McPhaul, PhD, Megan Hayden, MS, Jane Lipscomb, PhD, Myra Glassman, BS, and Leonila Vega, JD Purpose The purpose of the project is to assess the risk of exposure to blood in the home care work environment and to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of inte…
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment
Focus group findings will be used to implement a union-based participatory primary prevention intervention for the reduction of blood exposure among PCAs
Environmental Justice and Work
Meaningful work enhances individual health; access to good jobs creates successful communities. The inequitable distribution of both the benefits and the hazards generated by manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and other forms of work lies at the heart of the environmental justice movement. Occupational safety and health disciplines have developed over the past several centuries to address concerns about hazardous exposures in the workplace. In r…
Community Campaigns, Supply Chains, and Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Workers
The growth of contingent work (also known as precarious employment), the informal sector, and business practices that diffuse employer responsibility for worker health and safety (such as outsourcing and the development of extended national and international contracting networks [supply chains]) pose a serious threat to occupational health and safety that disproportionately affects low-wage, ethnic minority, and immigrant workers. Drawing on case…
Comparison of Two Health-Promotion Programs for Older Workers
Objectives. We examined the effects of 2 worksite health-promotion interventions (compared with a health-education control) on older workers’ healthy behaviors and health outcomes. Methods. We conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial with 423 participants aged 40 years and older. Participants were categorized into 3 study arms: the COACH intervention combined Web-based risk assessments with personal coaching support, the RealAge inter…
Occupational and Environmental Health
This thoroughly updated seventh edition is a comprehensive, clearly written, and practical textbook that includes information on both occupational health and environmental health, providing the necessary foundation for recognizing and preventing work-related and environmentally induced diseases and injuries. National and international experts share their knowledge and practical experience in addressing a wide range of issues and evolving challeng…
Occupational and Environmental Health Equity and Social Justice
This chapter describes occupational and environmental health equity and social justice in its various dimensions. Case studies are utilized to demonstrate specific issues and how to address them. Topics covered include workplace injustice, racial and ethnic discrimination, inadequate government protection, environmental exposures and health equity, environmental injustice and health disparities, and residential segregation, environmental hazards,…
Building a Sustainable Construction Workforce
The average U.S. construction worker is aged 42.6 years, and will not be eligible for full Social Security retirement benefits until age 67. Delayed retirement is largely driven by economic need, but construction workers face considerable challenges in remaining on the job. This study explores trade-specific age trends within the construction industry, and the experiences of building trade unions with aging membership. A mixed-methods approach us…
Medicine (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Occupational Health and Safety Research (4 works) · Occupational safety and health (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental justice (2 works)