Prevalence of Underlying Medical Conditions Among Selected Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 31 States, 2017–2018

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Silver, Sharon R. ; Li, Jia ; Boal, Winifred L. ; Shockey, Taylor M. ; Groenewold, Matthew R.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Underlying medical conditions increase risk for severe COVID-19. Many essential workers have high potential for exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because their jobs require close contact with patients, the public, or coworkers. What is added by this report? High prevalences of underlying medical conditions increase risks for severe COVID-19 illness among home health aides, other health care support workers, and nursing home, trucking, and transit industry workers. What are the implications for public health practice? For all essential workers, and particularly those at high risk because of underlying medical conditions, prioritization of exposure controls and health care access is needed to reduce the potential for SARS-CoV-2 exposure and prevent and treat underlying conditions. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Body Weight
  • Chronic Disease
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Demography
  • Full Report
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Health Personnel
  • Home Care Services
  • Law Enforcement
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Viral diseases; Viral infections; Worker health; Home health care; Disease transmission; Risk factors; Morbidity rates; Health care workers; Nursing; Trucking; Transportation workers; Truck drivers; Public health; Health care; Health services; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Infection prevention; Disease control; Disease prevention; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; BRFSS; Surveillance; Surveillance programs; Risk management; Bus drivers; Health surveys; Body Mass Index; BMI; Body weight; Health care personnel; Services; Safety personnel; Teaching; Retail workers; Grocery stores; Police officers; Law enforcement workers; Correctional facilities; Demographic characteristics
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Sep; 69(36):1244-1249
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  32914769
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7499835
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Sterling, Madeline ; Haring Sweeney, Marie ; Schumacher, Pamela K. ; Bicknaver, Katrina ; Burton, Susan ; Hirst, Matthew ; Huddleston, Jenny ; Smith, Elizabeth M. ; Watts, Suprese ; Purdin, Jeff
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060862
• Contact Point Address:
  Sharon Silver, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  ssilver@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/94411/cdc_94411_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 129.92 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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