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Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in Massachusetts in 2020. 2020年COVID-19对马萨诸塞州医护人员的影响

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251339274

Devan Hawkins, Judith Pare, Christine Pontus, Alfred DeMaria, Laura Punnett, Jonathan D Rosen

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Speech of Patrick Henry to the Virginia House of Burgesses (March 23, 1775). 帕特里克·亨利在弗吉尼亚议会上的演讲（1775年3月23日）。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-27 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251333846

Patrick Henry

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Protecting the Health and Safety of Workers Who Respond to Disasters: Achieving Equity Through Education and Training. 保护救灾工人的健康和安全：通过教育和培训实现公平。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-03 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251337444

{"title":"Protecting the Health and Safety of Workers Who Respond to Disasters: Achieving Equity Through Education and Training.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/10482911251337444","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251337444","url":null,"abstract":"Workers who respond to disasters are disproportionately at risk of injury, illness, and death, resulting in devastating effects on communities. This policy statement aims to address the health and safety concerns workers face in disaster response and clean-up scenarios and underscores the need for equity, resilience, and capacity building through education and training. Opportunities to strengthen local, state, and federal responses to disasters are needed to ensure the equitable protection of workers across all occupations and backgrounds. Public health professionals must advocate for (1) the establishment of protocols for the proper enforcement of policies and programs related to the health and safety of disaster workers; (2) the provision of high-quality and effective health and safety training to disaster workers, including mental health curricula; and (3) the adoption of a systematic approach to training that includes resources to prepare workers for risks in all stages of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The inclusion of all people affected in the impacted communities will ultimately benefit the broader public health.","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"255-264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Worker Safety in US Meat and Poultry Slaughterhouses, Including Impact of COVID-19. 美国肉类和家禽屠宰场的工人安全，包括COVID-19的影响

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251320879

Debbie Berkowitz, James Merchant

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We'll Keep the DEI Flag Flying Here. 我们会让DEI的旗帜在这里飘扬。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251342083

Darius D Sivin

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Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? Health of North American Workers Exposed to Prolonged Static Standing. 久坐真的是新的吸烟方式吗？长时间静态站立对北美工人健康的影响。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251324524

Karen Messing, Jean-Paul Dautel

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Demonstration of a Home Laundering Method for Cloth Facepieces to Achieve Hygienic and Sustainable Reuse. 示范家居洗布方法，以达致卫生及可持续再利用。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251334843

William Mackay, Chris Baglin, Paul Baglin, Claire Chalmers, Fiona Henriquez, Ngozi Amaeze

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Erratum to "Barrier Face Coverings for Workers". 工人的屏障面罩》勘误。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-12-16 DOI: 10.1177/10482911221146869

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Corrigendum to "Investigating the Medical Aspects of the World's Worst Industrial Disaster". 更正“调查世界上最严重工业灾难的医疗方面”。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.1177/10482911231204307

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Supports for Mental Well-Being Valued by Healthcare Workers: Qualitative Analysis of Data From a Canadian Cohort of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 对医护人员重视的心理健康的支持：对2019冠状病毒病大流行期间加拿大医护人员队列数据的定性分析

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251322502

Shannon Marie Ruzycki, Anil Adisesh, Quentin Durand-Moreau, France Labreche, Tanis Zadunayski, Erica Stroud, Nicola Cherry

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