Adjunct Professor
School of Medicine
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of California
San Francisco, CA 94143-0920
ed.yelin@ucsf.edu
415-476-9027 Fax: 415-476-9030
Institute for Health Policy Studies
California Work and Health Survey
 
Creative Achievements
• Elucidated the role of working conditions in work disability after onset of chronic disease
• Showed effect of transformation in the economy on employment of persons with health problems
• Described importance of control over work rather than physical demands of jobs in work disability
• Enumerated cost of musculoskeletal conditions and respiratory conditions
• Estimated frequency of work loss for persons with arthritis, asthma, HIV, and cancer
• Described impact of job loss on health of population of California
 
Current Research Interests
• Health impacts of emergent working conditions
• Economic impact of chronic disease
• Gender, race, and health disparities in employment
• Role of emerging health care system in outcomes of chronic conditions
• Employment prospects of chronically ill in emerging industries
 
Key Publications
• Yelin EH. 1997. The employment of people with and without disabilities in an age of insecurity. Annals of the AAPSS 549(1):117-28.
• Yelin EH, Katz PP. 1994. Labor force trends of persons with and without disabilities. Monthly Labor Review 177(10):36-42.
• Yelin EH. 1992. Disability and the Displaced Worker. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
• Yelin EH. 1986.The myth of malingering: why individuals withdraw from work in the presence of illness. Milbank Quarterly 64(4):622-49.
• Yelin EH, Henke CJ, Kramer JS, Nevitt MC, Shearn MA, Epstein WV. 1985. A comparison of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in health maintenance organizations and fee-for-service practices. New England Journal of Medicine 312(15):962-67.
 
Honors
• Elected Member, National Academy of Social Insurance
• Distinguished Scholar Award, American College of Rheumatology
• Clinical Scholar Science Award, American College of Rheumatology
• Clarke Award for Research, Arthritis Foundation
 
Public and University Service
• Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on SSA's Disability Decision Process Research, 1997 - present
• Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Assessing Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, 1995-1997
• Member, Research Committee, American College of Rheumatology, 1995-1998
• Member, Medical and Scientific Committee, Arthritis Foundation, 1997-2000
• Member, State of California Arthritis Advisory Committee, 1999 - present