TY - JOUR
T1 - The 24-Hour Workday for New York State Home Health Care Workers
T2 - Institutional Racism in Health Care Delivery
AU - Chiu, Doris W.
AU - Ahn, Sarah
AU - Kochman, Anne
AU - Chisolm-Straker, Makini
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Meharry Medical College.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Racism named as a public health issue largely focuses on those at the care-receiving end of health care. Home health care workers (HHCWs) are predominantly Black, immi-grant, and women; in New York state it is illegal for HHCWs to work 24 consecutive hours, but homecare agencies assign HHCWs to 24-hour shifts and only pay for 13 hours of work. The demanding work of HHCWs increases their risk for and experiences of injury, depres-sion, cardiovascular disease, and cerebrovascular events. This manifestation of exploitation illustrates that racism affects health care workers as well as the public.
AB - Racism named as a public health issue largely focuses on those at the care-receiving end of health care. Home health care workers (HHCWs) are predominantly Black, immi-grant, and women; in New York state it is illegal for HHCWs to work 24 consecutive hours, but homecare agencies assign HHCWs to 24-hour shifts and only pay for 13 hours of work. The demanding work of HHCWs increases their risk for and experiences of injury, depres-sion, cardiovascular disease, and cerebrovascular events. This manifestation of exploitation illustrates that racism affects health care workers as well as the public.
KW - 24-hour work shifts
KW - Institutional racism
KW - exploitation
KW - health equity
KW - home health care workers
KW - institutional sexism
KW - occupational health
KW - public health crisis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85167879897&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2023.a903066
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2023.a903066
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85167879897
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 34
SP - 1121
EP - 1128
JO - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
JF - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
IS - 3
ER -