When Passengers Remove Masks Flying Remains a Risk Published Oct 1 Peter Schnall, Professor of Medicine | U of California at Irvine Airlines continue to make progress in improving the safety of passengers from contacting and contracting Covid-19. The filtered air in...
Air Travel and the Pandemic: an Epidemiologist’s Perspective
Our colleague and former frequent flyer Peter Schnall posted a new article to Medium: Air Travel and the Pandemic: an Epidemiologist’s Perspective • an epidemiologist walks into an airplane. We invite you to read and comment, here (below) or there....
Mayday, Mayday 2020: Workplace Mental Health, Stress and Injury Prevention
Mayday, Mayday is an internationally recognized cry for help. "Mayday" is a celebration of "the contribution of workers the world over... ... and "the critically important subject of Workplace Mental Health, especially as we all strive to cope with the impact of the...
What We Are Reading Now
Here's what we are reading now "Chris Cuomo, Stay in Bed” (Politico, April 6, 2020) "Gaps in Amazon’s Response as Virus Spreads to More Than 50 Warehouses" (NY Times, April 5, 2020) "The Amazon Warehouse Worker Who Can’t Stay Home" (GEN/Medium, March 24, 2020) "Nurses...
Our New Webinar: Identifying and Preventing Work Stressors to Reduce Chronic Disease
On March 11, 2020, HWC team members, Drs. Paul Landsbergis, Marnie Dobson and Peter Schnall presented Identifying and Preventing Work Stressors to Reduce Chronic Disease: The Healthy Work Campaign, a webinar hosted by the Center for Healthy Work, University of...
Healthy Work Now Newsletter No. 6 – A Note Marnie Dobson & Peter Schnall
A note from HWC Co-Directors, Marnie Dobson & Peter Schnall The world has vastly changed since our last newsletter (December 2019) as we face an unprecedented global pandemic. The coronavirus (specifically COVID-19, named after the year it was discovered) has...
MassCOSH COVID-19 Health and Safety Guide for Essential Workers
The Massachusetts Coaltion for Occupational Safety and Health is maintaining "Health and Safety Protections and How to Make Them Happen" for essential workers. Although there are feedback links, this is a read-only Google doc. This guide...