Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism Among Full-Time Workers — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Groenewold, Matthew R. ; Burrer, Sherry L. ; Ahmed, Faruque ; Uzicanin, Amra ; Luckhaupt, Sara E.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Surveillance using mortality, health care encounters, and laboratory data does not reflect the full extent of influenza morbidity. CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducts monthly monitoring of health-related workplace absenteeism. What is added by this report? During the 2017-18 influenza season, absenteeism increased sharply in November and peaked in January, at a level significantly higher than the average during the previous five seasons. Workers who were male, aged 45-64 years, and working in certain U.S. Census regions and occupations were more affected than were other subgroups. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace absenteeism is an important supplementary measure of influenza's impact on the working population that can inform prevention messaging and pandemic preparedness planning. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Aging Communicable Diseases Full Report Influenza, Human Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Population Surveillance Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Surveillance; Mortality data; Health care; Influenza; Absenteeism; Humans; Men; Women; Age groups; Seasonal influenza; Seasonal flu; Monitoring systems; Medical treatment; Workers; Worker health; Work environment
• Source:
  MMWR 2019 Jul; 68(26):577-582
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6826a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  31269013
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6613571
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  McIllece, Justin J. ; Kosanovich, Karen
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056389
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew R. Groenewold, PhD, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1150 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  mgroenewold@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c8e7df8bba2920da44963acbc25ec4ff89b858ff86ccd7ca73d9f9c99ff37b99058d7a8e73b64a7671bc684c4ac915f82074ae64990cafe17984e0104fcd287
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79824/cdc_79824_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 207.25 KB ]