On Dec. 5, Freeman presented her findings to a meeting attended by 30
leaders from the union, TriMet management, and Novick’s office, as well
as health experts. The numbers were shocking.
TriMet workers have diabetes and high blood pressure at rates twice
as high as the general population served by Kaiser Permanente. They have
greatly elevated rates of depression and coronary artery disease. They
go to the emergency room more often. And they smoke at a rate
significantly higher than the general population.
“Data tells a story,” Freeman said. Just not necessarily a story
where the sick are to blame for their illnesses. Are there things about
TriMet as a workplace that are worsening worker health?
TriMet, ATU may join together to fight health cost burden | nwLaborPress
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