Taking action on health equity: A tale of 2 clinics

As an Occupational Medicine physician, my patients describe their work to me every day. Through these descriptions, I learn a lot about their health and well-being. Managing health in the work environment is important to overall health; yet work information is not captured in a standardized way in most medical encounters. Timely interventions to address hazardous work exposures are an actionable component of ensuring health equity, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. This may even impact the course of a person’s life. (author introduction)