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J Occup Environ Med
December 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., M.F.D., E.J.M.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., Y.Z., K.B.K.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., M.F.D., Y.Z., K.B.K.); Gallup, Washington, DC (J.H.); Johns Hopkins School of Education, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.O.M.); The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (J.M.T.); University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (L.H.); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (K.J.S.); and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.V.).
Objective: The aim of the study is to spotlight the challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve workforce mental health and well-being in higher education institutions.
Methods: We convened a full-day summit of subject matter experts from academia, business, government, and practice to share research and best practices on workplace mental health.
Results: Highlights from the summit are presented in this paper covering the importance of leadership and culture; the mental health costs associated with being a Black STEM scholar; the role of the environment; case studies of three university mental health and well-being programs; and the future of work.
J Occup Environ Med
July 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., M.F.D., R.S., R.Z.G.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., M.F.D., R.S., R.Z.G.); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Employee Health and Well-being, Baltimore, Maryland (R.S.); and Food and Culinary Services, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland (A.M.).
To identify stressors faced by hospital food service workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic and effective interventions mitigating these stressors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we conducted surveys ( n = 305) and interviews ( n = 9) in the summer and fall of 2022 with employees in hospital settings to determine the psychosocial, organizational, and environmental stressors they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and interventions that improved health and well-being. Findings: The main stressors reported were fear of infection, increased work demands and schedule unpredictability, and financial insecurity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Occup Environ Med
June 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (S.F.C., M.F.D.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., Y.Z., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); and Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., Y.Z., M.F.D., R.Z.G.).
Objective: The study aimed to conduct a scoping review of stressors in higher education institutions (HEIs), exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify successful interventions.
Methods: We reviewed 79 studies published between January 2020 and January 2023.
Results: Stressors were organized into psychosocial, organizational, and environmental categories.
J Occup Environ Med
May 2023
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.H.W., Y.Z., M.F.D.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.H.W., Y.Z., E.C.R., K.B.K., M.F.D., R.Z.G.).
Objective: This study aimed to identify stressors faced by essential workers amid the coronavirus disease pandemic and effective interventions mitigating these stressors.
Methods: We reviewed literature on psychosocial, organizational, and environmental stressors faced by essential workers during the pandemic, the consequences of those stressors, and interventions to improve worker health and well-being.
Findings: Stressors included elevated risk of coronavirus disease 2019 exposure, fear of spreading the virus, lack of social and organizational supports, and financial insecurity.
Am J Health Promot
September 2022
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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