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Violence against public health workers

Expiry Date
: 29/02/2028
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 2/4

This article quantifies the prevalence of job-related threats, harassment, and discrimination against public health workers and measures the association of these incidents with mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Keywords: job-related threats, harassment, discrimination, COVID-19 pandemic, violence, public health workers

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article was to add to the wide range of studies which have shown associations between Workplace Violence and adverse mental health including Public Health Workers and their work environments.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. A total of 35% of PHWs experienced at least 1 form or combination of forms of Workplace Violence, and that violence was associated with a detrimental impact on Public Health Workers’ mental health.
  2. The more Workplace Violence the Public Health Worker experienced, the more likely they were to report symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and Suicidal Ideation.
  3. There is a dose-response relationship between the number of workplace violence events experienced by a public health worker and the likelihood of reporting mental health symptoms


Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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