Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, March–April 2021

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Becker, Scott ; Bryant-Genevier, Jonathan ; Byrkit, Ramona ; Freeman, Lori ; Gould, Deborah W. ; Hill, Laura ; Kone, Ahoua ; Lloyd, Geremy ; Lopes-Cardozo, Barbara ; Lynfield, Ruth ; Orquiola, Diana ; Rao, Carol Y. ; Rose, Charles E. ; Shah, Dhara ; Thomas, Isabel ; Tiesman, Hope M. ; Williams, Amber ; Becker, Scott ; Bryant-Genevier, Jonathan ; Byrkit, Ramona ; Freeman, Lori ; Gould, Deborah W. ; Hill, Laura ; Kone, Ahoua ; Lloyd, Geremy ; Lopes-Cardozo, Barbara ; Lynfield, Ruth ; Orquiola, Diana ; Rao, Carol Y. ; Rose, Charles E. ; Shah, Dhara ; Thomas, Isabel ; Tiesman, Hope M. ; Williams, Amber
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Increases in mental health conditions have been documented among the general population and health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, data on public health workers are limited. What is added by this report? Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 52.8% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week. What are the implications for public health practice? Implementing prevention and control practices that eliminate, reduce, and manage factors that cause or contribute to public health workers' poor mental health might improve mental health outcomes during emergencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anxiety Communicable Diseases Coronavirus COVID-19 Depression Health Personnel Health Surveys Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Prevalence Public Health Risk Factors Safety Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Suicidal Ideation Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Public health; Mental health; Psychological effects; Disease incidence; COVID-19; Health surveys; Clinical symptoms
• Source:
  MMWR 2021 Dec; 70(48):1680-1685 ; MMWR 2021 Dec; 70(48):1680-1685
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)   ; Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)  
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7048a6
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  34855723
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8641565
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Maryland ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Abe, Karon ; Alleyne, Oscar ; Anderson, Mark ; Benoit, Herlynn ; Blumenstock, James S. ; Evans, Mary E. ; Fouse, David ; Holzbauer, Stacey ; Honein, Margaret A. ; Kosmos, Christine ; Liu, Sunny ; Liu, Tiebin ; Maass, Emily ; Nett, Randall J. ; Plescia, Marcus ; Prasher, Joanna ; Rose, Dale A. ; Stone, Deborah M. ; Weakland, Aliki P.
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  48
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064089
• Email:
  phv4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8999acd1fbfd4019f2a5d5379cf296015b3225e6e620db8f37e281304384736cf63f8b5815e071a3ff4866d1ca94bccc8f3b1f374ba71df19c934bf10ce68a50
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113004/cdc_113004_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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