Characterizing Massachusetts Workers in Select COVID-19 Essential Services: Food Stores and Urban Transit

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health ; Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Information in this data brief, and in the companion data brief on healthcare workers, could help policy makers and public health practitioners target efforts to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Massachusetts workers and their communities, with the goal of reducing health inequities. Data on the nature of work (e.g., job duties), job-related benefits (e.g., health insurance), demographics, and the underlying health of Massachusetts workers across industries and occupations may be useful to assess the relationship between work and potential health impacts from the pandemic. Such data for COVID-19 cases will also be crucial but are not yet consistently available. As a first step in identifying potential inequities linked to work, we used existing data sources to examine select characteristics of Massachusetts workers in two essential service groups - food stores and in urban transit. Workers in these groups have frequent exposure to the public and may not be provided with personal protective equipment or adequate infection control measures at work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Food Handling Food Industry Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Public Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Food Services Health Disparities Infection Control Infectious Diseases Public Health Transportation Workers
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066435
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2021 Feb; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - Boston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Characterizing Massachusetts workers in select COVID-19 essential services: food stores and urban transit
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1d25c9126d4ac5171fd8177595fd00a4dbeeffa3c4b344d2d2b8963d18edebd7917c7bc05242c94231130b2951323752abdaa7518955fb382cdad9cc839954b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212863/cdc_212863_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 602.17 KB ]