For the first time since 2006, cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reports that while the sexually transmitted diseases continue to impact young people and women most severely, the recent increases were driven by rising disease rates among men.
The criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship went into its sixth week. Jurors heard from a financial expert and an FBI special agent.
Child Labor
PH WINS: Largest-ever survey of public health workers highlights gaps, challenges and opportunity
According to a new, first-of-its-kind survey of the nation’s public health workforce, 38 percent of workers are planning to leave their current positions before the next decade. On its face, that’s a deeply worrisome number. But Brian Castrucci is an optimist — “where there is change, there is opportunity,” he says.
Not an accident
Not an “accident”: Tim Cooper, 49, suffers fatal work-related injury in Decatur, Alabama
This week’s snapshot of just one work-related fatality in the US. This one occurred on Wednesday, October 28 in Decatur, AL.
Government
Fatal work injury that killed Davide Nascimento was preventable, OSHA cites A. Martins and Sons
The fatal work-related injuries that killed Davide Nascimento could have been prevented had his employer followed worker safety regulations.
The Center for Public Integrity investigates occupational illness and the workers’ compensation system; federal officials accuse coal mining operator of worker retaliation; OSHA penalties finally rise to meet inflation; and low-wage workers go on strike across the nation for better wages.
Multistate foodborne illness outbreaks accounted for only 3% of the 4,163 foodborne outbreaks during 2010-2014, but they were responsible for 34% of hospitalizations and 56% of outbreak-associated deaths.
The criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship went into its fifth week. Jurors heard from a veteran federal mine safety inspector, and a former MSHA ventilation expert who was hired by Massey to address safety problems.
Affordable Care Act
Public health researchers, activists gather for 143rd annual meeting: Highlights from Day 3
As “the water cooler for the public health crowd,” The Pump Handle is in Chicago reporting from the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Here are some highlights from yesterday’s events, including the intersection between social justice and public health, efforts by nurses in California to address work-related assaults, and community interventions to raise health babies.
APHA Annual Meeting
Public health researchers, activists gather for 143rd annual meeting: Highlights from Day 2
As “the water cooler for the public health crowd,” The Pump Handle is in Chicago reporting from the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Here are some highlights from yesterday’s events, including new policy statements adopted by the Association.