@article{d68196b191ab4b63b0088d9b608521be,
title = "Recognizing careworkers{\textquoteright} contributions to improving the social determinants of health: A call for supporting healthy carework",
abstract = "Workers engaged in reproductive labor—the caring work that maintains society and supports its growth—contribute to societal health while also enduring the harms of precarious labor and substantial work stress. How can we conceptualize the effects of reproductive labor on workers and society simultaneously? In this commentary, we analyze four types of more relational and less relational careworkers—homeless shelter workers, school food workers, home care aides, and household cleaners—during the COVID-19 pandemic. We then make a case for a new model of societal health that recognizes the contributions of careworkers and healthy carework. Our model includes multi-sectoral social policies supporting both worker health and societal health and acknowledges several dimensions of work stress for careworkers that have received insufficient attention. Ultimately, we argue that the effects of reproductive labor on workers and society must be considered jointly, a recognition that offers an urgent vision for repairing and advancing societal health.",
keywords = "carework, marginalized workers, social determinants of health, societal health, work stress",
author = "Tsui, {Emma K.} and Emily Franzosa and Vignola, {Emilia F.} and Isabel Cuervo and Paul Landsbergis and Jennifer Zelnick and Sherry Baron",
note = "Funding Information: This article was supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant No. K01OH011645 (Tsui)) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH (Grant No. R01ES027890 (Baron, Cuervo)). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the National Institutes of Health. This content does not represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. Funding Information: The authors are grateful to the editorial staff and anonymous reviewers, as well as to Dr. Mignon Duffy for her insights into the societal functions of more relational and less relational carework. This article was supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant No. K01OH011645 (Tsui)) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH (Grant No. R01ES027890 (Baron, Cuervo)). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the National Institutes of Health. This content does not represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2021.",
year = "2022",
month = may,
doi = "10.1177/10482911211066963",
language = "English",
volume = "32",
pages = "9--18",
journal = "New Solutions",
issn = "1048-2911",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
number = "1",
}