Pandemic-Related Workplace Violence and Its Impact on Public Health Officials, March 2020‒January 2021.

ABSTRACT: Objectives. To characterize the experience and impact of pandemic-related workplace violence in the form of harassment and threats against public health officials. Methods. We used a mixed methods approach, combining media content and a national survey of local health departments (LHDs) in the United States, to identify harassment against public health officials from March 2020 to January 2021. We compared media-portrayed experiences, survey-reported experiences, and publicly reported position departures. Results. At least 1499 harassment experiences were identified by LHD survey respondents, representing 57% of responding departments. We also identified 222 position departures by public health officials nationally, 36% alongside reports of harassment. Public health of

SUBMITTER: Ward JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9010912 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature