Chandelier
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is an Occupational Disease for Teachers: How to Support the Teacher Workforce
Cohen, Alison K.; Bartlett, Lora
Abstract
Analyzing a growing body of epidemiological research that considers coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an occupational disease situates teaching (eg, pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary) among the more vulnerable occupations.
Teachers have experienced a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, death, and Long COVID than people from many other occupations.
More research attending to occupational patterns and risk mitigation is needed.
Taking an occupational epidemiology approach for teachers can inform a wide array of policy solutions, including school environment improvements that can support infection control, like air cleaning and ventilation, as well as supporting teachers experiencing disproportionate burdens of COVID-19, including those living with Long COVID.
Web | DOI | PDF | NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy | Open Access
Cohen, Alison K.; Bartlett, Lora
Abstract
Analyzing a growing body of epidemiological research that considers coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an occupational disease situates teaching (eg, pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary) among the more vulnerable occupations.
Teachers have experienced a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, death, and Long COVID than people from many other occupations.
More research attending to occupational patterns and risk mitigation is needed.
Taking an occupational epidemiology approach for teachers can inform a wide array of policy solutions, including school environment improvements that can support infection control, like air cleaning and ventilation, as well as supporting teachers experiencing disproportionate burdens of COVID-19, including those living with Long COVID.
Web | DOI | PDF | NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy | Open Access