Beyond the Nurses and Doctors: Structural Racism and the Unseen Frontline Service Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Psychiatr Serv
; 72(5): 594-596, 2021 05 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1072865
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers have faced unparalleled levels of distress, and hospitals have used many interventions to improve workers' mental health. However, service workers-including water, sanitation, and hygiene staff; food service workers; and countless others-are not being appropriately supported for their heroic efforts. This Open Forum describes the demographic characteristics of this neglected population, explores the role of structural racism in the lack of support interventions, examines the relationship between social determinants of health and COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality within this population, and petitions institutions to more deeply consider how they support their service workers.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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Pandemics
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Racism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatr Serv
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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