Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health: Study Examines Reported Injury, Hospitalization Rates Among New Jersey Adolescent Workers
September 06, 2019
September 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health issued the following member research:
A recent Rutgers School of Public Health study, in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), suggests that among adolescent workers ages 14-21, hospitalization and fatality rates are highest among those in the oldest age group (ages 19 and 21).
About 80 percent of adolescents have worked in at least one job prior to their high schoo . . .
A recent Rutgers School of Public Health study, in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), suggests that among adolescent workers ages 14-21, hospitalization and fatality rates are highest among those in the oldest age group (ages 19 and 21).
About 80 percent of adolescents have worked in at least one job prior to their high schoo . . .