TY - JOUR T1 - Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health JF - Annual Review of Public Health Y1 - 2014 A1 - Benach, J. A1 - Vives, A., A1 - G. Tarafa A1 - Vanroelen, C. A1 - Amable, M. A1 - Muntaner, C. KW - employment conditions KW - precarious employment KW - social determinants KW - social epidemiology KW - working conditions AB -

Employment precariousness is a social determinant that affects the health of workers, families, and communities. Its recent popularity has been spear- headed by three main developments: the surge in “flexible employment” and its associated erosion of workers’ employment and working conditions since the mid-1970s; the growing interest in social determinants of health, including employment conditions; and the availability of new data and information systems. This article identifies the historical, economic, and political factors that link precarious employment to health and health equity; reviews concepts, models, instruments, and findings on precarious employment and health inequalities; summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of this literature; and highlights substantive and methodological challenges that need to be addressed. We identify two crucial future aims: to provide a compelling research program that expands our understanding of employment precariousness and to develop and evaluate policy programs that effectively put an end to its health-related impacts.

VL - 35 L2 - eng UR - http://www.upf.edu/greds-emconet/_pdf/P_Employment_ARPH_2014.pdf ER -