Covid-19 and Worker Issues: Lessons From a University-based Ad-Hoc Network

Autor: Lillian Ryan, Rosemary K. Sokas, Joseph A. McCartin, John Monahan, Mara C. McCartin
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. 32:213-222
ISSN: 1541-3772
1048-2911
DOI: 10.1177/10482911221122900
Popis: The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear the central role of the workplace in public health. Workers and working families have been particularly impacted by a public health and economic crisis that has revealed both structural shortcomings and opportunities for future preparedness. In response to the pandemic, a group of scholars, labor and anti-poverty advocates, activists, union representatives, frontline workers, and public health professionals gathered to share observations and create a forum for information sharing and collaboration. Conversations evolved with the pandemic to include policy solutions aimed at addressing the pandemic's health and economic impacts. In this paper, we summarize key lessons from the “Covid-19 and Workers” calls and suggest that ongoing collaboration among labor activists and academic and public health advocates may help to prepare for new public health crises and protect the safety and health of workers and communities.
Databáze: OpenAIRE