Outreach program highlights women's safety and health

Jul 26, 2009

Atlanta – A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outreach program focuses on four key safety and health issues for women at work – job stress, work schedules, reproductive health and workplace violence. 

CDC's Office of Women's Health, together with NIOSH, released a podcast that elaborates on the issues and why they are important. In addition, NIOSH publishes information on its Website that contains studies the agency has conducted to improve workplace safety and health for women.

CDC noted that the percentage of women working has increased to 60 percent currently from 34 percent in the 1950s. Women generally have more work-related cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, respiratory diseases, infectious and parasitic diseases, and anxiety and stress disorders compared to men, CDC said.

Listen to CDC's podcast and review NIOSH studies on women's workplace safety and health.