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Covid Mitigation Strategies And Safety Perceptions Among Workers During Spring 2020 Shutdown, William Mciver
Covid Mitigation Strategies And Safety Perceptions Among Workers During Spring 2020 Shutdown, William Mciver
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
A novel coronavirus pandemic radically shifted the working environment of the population in the United States in the spring of 2020. Studies have examined the difference between healthcare workers and the general population, but there exists a gap when looking at mitigation strategies between healthcare workers and other workers that continued working outside the home. This study surveyed workers and asked about employment status, employment field, COVID safety precautions taken in the workplace, and feelings of safety. This study examined that and found statistically significant differences in the mitigation strategies used by healthcare workplaces and all other non-healthcare workplaces. This …