Impact of increasing workforce racial diversity on black-white disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality
Our findings provide evidence that workplace racial diversity may reduce CVD mortality risk among black workers. Workplace practices encouraging diverse hiring and retention have potential to improve all workers' health; particularly the socially racialised groups in that workforce.
Authors
- Ellen A. Eisen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-5264)
- Marilyn D. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-6363)
- Corinne A. Riddell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-0739)
- Mahasin S. Mujahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-9338)
- Hilary L. Colbeth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-975X)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222094
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- General Motors Corporation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health