Publications by authors named "L Forst"
Emergency events such as natural disasters, pandemics, and other health disasters have a predictably disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations and the COVID-19 pandemic was not an exception. To respond to potentially catastrophic consequences of COVID-19 and to build an infrastructure for a more inclusive recovery, in June 2020, the Chicago Department of Public Health partnered with a state university school of public health, a community college that prepares students for healthcare occupations, a research institute at a private university, a public health institute affiliated with a hospital system, and a workforce development organisation. The team formed the Chicago COVID-19 Contact Tracing Corps (ChiTracing).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Law enforcement workers face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, employment factors impacting CVD remain systematically understudied, particularly in a national US sample. We describe temporal trends in prevalent CVD including coronary heart disease (CHD), angina, myocardial infarction (MI) and other heart disease; and investigate associations of select employment factors with CVD among law enforcement workers using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2006 to 2018.
Methods: We analyzed prevalent CVD in law enforcement workers employed in local, state, and federal establishments using the NHIS, a nationally representative sample of US workers.
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- This study investigated the experiences of farmworkers' social vulnerability during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic by conducting telephone surveys with 63 migrant and seasonal workers in Florida's agricultural regions.
- The analysis showed significant variability in vulnerability levels among farmworkers, particularly in terms of employment types and commuting risks, with greenhouse workers exhibiting lower COVID-exposure risks than vegetable field workers.
- The research highlights the need for a more detailed understanding of the diverse experiences of farmworkers to better address their specific vulnerabilities and risks.
Objectives: This cross-sectional survey aimed to examine employment characteristics and their associations with employment precarity in two high socioeconomic hardship Chicago neighborhoods.
Methods: We used a community-based participatory approach to develop and administer a survey to residents who perceived their work situations to be precarious.
Results: A total of 489 residents were surveyed.
Objective: Farmworkers are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes related to occupational heat exposure and inadequate access to water, shade, or rest breaks. Presently, there is a dearth of studies examining the prevalence of dehydration and related factors in U.S.
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