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Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment

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  • Elizabeth Harris
  • Mary Morrow

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Unemployment is a health hazard. There is increasing Australian and international evidence that people who are unemployed are more likely to have higher rates of mortality, morbidity (illness) and use of health services. The large numbers of people who are unemployed mean that the impacts of unemployment are just not felt at individual or family level but across the population as a whole. This paper outlines the evidence of the impact of unemployment on health and discusses some of the ways in which these health problems could be addressed through reorientation of health services, developing the skills of people who are unemployed, strengthening community action, creating environments that support people who are unemployed and their families, and the development of public policy. It discusses some of the difficulties in undertaking research in this area and calls for a more systematic approach to understanding the cost of unemployment.

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  • Elizabeth Harris & Mary Morrow, 2001. "Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 12(1), pages 18-31, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:12:y:2001:i:1:p:18-31
    DOI: 10.1177/103530460101200103
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