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| Amy's photo from the Semiahmoo Conference in Blaine, WA. |
Amy Edmonds, 1st year doctoral student in the Occupational
Health Services Research (OHSR) program, attended the annual Semiahmoo Conference in
January 2017. Each year students are invited to attend the conference, and many
give presentations about their research.
Amy presented on her recent literature review that looked at
the implications of low wages and limited benefits on health care and public
health services.
“I was interested in occupational health disparities related
to workplace benefits and wages, so I conducted a systematic review to examine
papers that linked low wages and limited benefits to health and/or public
health and healthcare services.”, said Edmonds. “Most people receive healthcare
benefits through their employers – what happens to those who are making low
wages and do not have employer-provided benefits? How do precarious working
conditions, and the financial insecurity they are associated with, influence
access to healthcare and health outcomes?”
Amy’s inquiry was inspired by the UW Future of Occupational
Health project, which is being led by Dr. Noah Sexias and many others in DEOHS. She found that very few studies in her inquiry examined the
relationship between low wages and limited benefits and population health and
health services. Amy hopes to further explore the implications of precarious
working conditions on health in a more targeted way.
The OHSR program Amy is currently enrolled in focuses on identifying the role
of cultural, social, political, behavioral, and healthcare factors in health
outcomes; on health promotion, health education, and injury and illness
prevention; and on evaluating and improving the organization, delivery,
financing, and management of health services. The OHSR program provides strong
methodological training in health services research and health care policy
analysis, coupled with substantive education related to occupational health and
workplace health promotion.
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