Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country.
We surveyed public health co-workers regarding attitudes toward a physician who returned to New Hampshire after volunteering in the West African Ebola outbreak. An unexpectedly large (18.0%) proportion of staff expressed discomfort with the Ebola responder returning to work. Employers should take proactive steps to address employee fears and concerns.
Benjamin P
BP
Chan
Elizabeth R
ER
Daly
Elizabeth A
EA
Talbot
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009513:New Hampshire; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
Ebola; West Africa; risk perception; viruses