Public health workers have faced at least 1,499 cases of workplace harassment stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
, the study compiled its tally of workplace harassment against health care professionals by combining “media content and a national survey of local health departments in the United States.”
“During the COVID-19 pandemic and other co-occurring public health challenges, public health officials described experiencing threats and intimidation, social villainization and exclusion, and the undermining of their professional duties by poorly aligned politics and an inadequate public health infrastructure,” the study states.
“I get threatening messages from people saying they’re watching me. They followed my family to the park and took pictures of my kids,” one health care professional based in the Midwest told the study’s authors. “I know it’s my job to be out front talking about the importance of public health — educating people, keeping them safe. Now it kind of scares me. ...
Ultimately, that health care worker opted to resign in 2020 rather than continue to endure more threats. Overall, the study notes, “Nonphysical workplace violence perpetrated by patients has been associated with reduced job satisfaction and burnout.”
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