Welcome to Occupational Health and Vulnerable Worker Populations.

What does it mean to be a vulnerable worker…

For a tetraplegic physician treating patients in Baltimore?

For an African American woman guarding male inmates at New York City’s jail facility on Rikers Island?

For an undocumented agricultural worker, picking tomatoes while owing more money to his employer than he makes?

For workers facing a deteriorating global economy or entering new "green" jobs?

This course provides an overview of vulnerable worker populations and efforts to prevent occupational hazards and injury while maintaining worker health and productivity. We will examine the intersections of the inherent characteristics of the worker, the jobs in which they work, and the sociopolitical structures in which the work is performed.

The course has been developed to reach a broad and diverse audience of public health students and professionals. We hope you will find the course informative and insightful!

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