ANALYZING THE ROLES OF WORKPLACE POSITION AND AGENCY IN HEALTH OVER THE LIFE COURSE - DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_R00AG081545_075

FAIN

R00AG081545

Recipient

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Awarding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Funding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Assistance listing (CFDA)

93.866

Total obligated

$248,999

Period

Aug 15, 2024 – Feb 28, 2029

Fiscal year

2026

Place of performance state

NY

Source file

FY2026_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

ANALYZING THE ROLES OF WORKPLACE POSITION AND AGENCY IN HEALTH OVER THE LIFE COURSE - DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS ARE LARGE IN THE US, WITH RECENT DECLINES IN POPULATION LIFE EXPECTANCY CAUSED BY ELEVATED MORTALITY AMONG LOWER-INCOME AND LESS-EDUCATED PEOPLE. HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS, LIKE LOW WAGES AND POOR JOB CONTROL, UNDERLIE DIFFERENCES IN MORTALITY, SELF-RATED HEALTH (SRH), AND MENTAL ILLNESS ACROSS SUCH GROUPS. UNDERUSED THEORIES SUGGEST SUCH HAZARDS FLOW FROM DIFFERENCES IN AGENCY – OR INFLUENCE OVER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WORK – BETWEEN EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYERS: WORKPLACE POSITIONS DIVISIBLE BY MANAGERIAL AUTHORITY AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. TRENDS LIKE WORSENING EMPLOYMENT QUALITY AND GROWING POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES IN INCOME SUGGEST AGENCY HAS DECLINED AMONG EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE MOST OF THE WORKFORCE. THUS, GROWING DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AND WORSENING POPULATION HEALTH MAY REFLECT CHANGING AGENCY ACROSS WORKPLACE POSITIONS. HOWEVER, WHILE LONGITUDINAL STUDIES HAVE ANALYZED THE EFFECTS OF DOWNSTREAM FACTORS LIKE WAGES, NONE HAVE INVESTIGATED WORKPLACE POSITION’S CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ON HEALTH OVER THE LIFE COURSE, THE MODIFYING ROLE OF AGENCY, OR THE EFFECTS OF POLICIES THAT INFLUENCE EMPLOYEE AGENCY. THIS HOBBLES EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS’ UNDERLYING CAUSES, REDUCE HEALTH DIFFERENCES, AND IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH. THE K99 PHASE OF THIS PROJECT BEGAN TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS BY: QUANTIFYING WORKPLACE POSITION’S CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ON HEALTH OVER THE LIFE COURSE; ESTIMATING HOW HEALTH DIFFERENCES ACROSS POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME; AND ANALYZING IF GROWING INCOME AND WEALTH GAPS ACROSS POSITIONS COULD EXPLAIN ANY CHANGES OVER TIME. THE R00 PHASE OF THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON THE K99 RESEARCH AND TRAINING TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND HEALTH DIFFERENCES ACROSS WORKPLACE POSITIONS OF WORKPLACE- AND STATE-LEVEL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE EMPLOYEE AGENCY. ACHIEVING THE