Rural–urban differences in vaccination and hesitancy rates and trust: US COVID-19 trends and impact survey on a social media platform, may 2021–April 2022

S Soorapanth, R Cheung, X Zhang… - … Journal of Public …, 2023 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To analyze rural–urban differences in COVID-19 vaccination uptake, hesitancy,
and trust in information sources in the United States. Methods. We used data from a large …

A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak investigation at a storage and distribution centre in England: an assessment of worker-and workplace-related risk factors

AI Raja, G Nicholls, M Coldwell, K van Veldhoven… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (1 March to 10 May 2021) with an attack rate of 26.5% among
approximately 1150 workers at a storage and distribution centre in England prompted a …

Occupational COVID-19 exposures and illnesses among workers in California—Analysis of a new occupational COVID-19 surveillance system

DP Bui, K Gibb, M Fiellin, A Rodriguez, C Majka… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Little is known about occupational SARS-CoV-2 exposures and COVID-19 outcomes. We
established a Doctor's First Reports of Occupational Injury or Illness (DFR)-based …

Disparities in access to paid sick leave during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

D Hawkins - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study sought to assess disparities in access to paid sick leave in the first year
of the COVID-19 pandemic based on demographic and socioeconomic factors. Methods The …

Occupational Contributions to Respiratory Health Disparities

SA Gandhi, A Heinzerling, J Flattery… - Clinics in Chest …, 2023 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Social determinants of health are conditions in the environment that affect a wide range of
health and quality-of-life outcomes. A large body of scientific research has documented that …

The other side of the balance sheet: work as a fundamental determinant of health

D Hawkins - American Journal of Public Health, 2023 - ajph.aphapublications.org
This attribution of most cases among health care workers to community spread was echoed
in quotations from hospital representatives, who argued that these cases were not …

Leveraging genomic sequencing data to evaluate disease surveillance strategies

B Anderson, D Ouyang, A D'Agostino, B Bonin, E Smith… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
In the face of scarce public health resources, it is critical to understand which disease
surveillance strategies are effective, yet such validation has historically been difficult. From …

Industry-Specific Profile of COVID-19–Related Workers' Compensation Claims in New York State

Z Laskaris, SB Markowitz - Journal of Occupational and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study aimed to characterize the distribution and award status of COVID-19–
related workers' compensation (WC) claims in New York State (NYS) for 2020 and 2021 …

Evaluating the association between in‐person work and the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection through June 2021

E Meza, KJ Cummings, XP Vergara… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Recent studies have evaluated COVID‐19 outbreaks and excess mortality by
occupation sectors. Studies on SARS‐CoV‐2 infection across occupation and occupation …

Why presumptions are important in occupational health: The example of COVID‐19 infection as an occupational disease

Z Laskaris, SB Markowitz - American Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Workers who become ill or injured on the job while undertaking extraordinary risks on behalf
of the public are, at times, granted facilitated access to workers' compensation (WC) benefits …