Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country

We surveyed public health co-workers regarding attitudes toward a physician who returned to New Hampshire after volunteering in the West African Ebola outbreak. An unexpectedly large (18.0%) proportion of staff expressed discomfort with the Ebola responder returning to work. Employers should take pr...

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Autores principales: Chan, Benjamin P., Daly, Elizabeth R., Talbot, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4622258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26488494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2111.150780
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spelling pubmed-46222582015-11-02 Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country Chan, Benjamin P. Daly, Elizabeth R. Talbot, Elizabeth A. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We surveyed public health co-workers regarding attitudes toward a physician who returned to New Hampshire after volunteering in the West African Ebola outbreak. An unexpectedly large (18.0%) proportion of staff expressed discomfort with the Ebola responder returning to work. Employers should take proactive steps to address employee fears and concerns. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4622258/ /pubmed/26488494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2111.150780 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country
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title_short Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4622258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26488494
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