Working teens and parents need to talk about work risks
In the US, 70-80% of teens work. As the fourth leading cause of death in youth ages 10-19, work-related injuries are an important preventable cause of death and disability in teens.
A study by University of Louisville researchers investigated the influence of parental communication on the risk of work-related injury in teens. Results were presented at last week’s 139th Annual American Publish Health Meeting in Washington, DC.