Health Care Workers

Catalyzed by the response to the pandemic and the inequities it is causing, people are flocking to graduate programs in public health to become the next front-line workers.

Some front-line workers and managers disagree about how and why health care workers are getting sick and, therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate.

The research shows health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and nearly twice as likely as their white counterparts to test positive for the coronavirus.

Caring for loved ones who are sick and can’t take care of themselves can be tough. It’s now more difficult because of isolation and economic hardships caused by the pandemic.

As Florida’s coronavirus cases break national records, health workers say they’re feeling the strain. While most hospitals still have room to take in more…

Florida is now the epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States.The progression of COVID-19 is predictable: Case counts go up, hospital admissions rise, and…

A nursing home worker in New Jersey rendezvoused with “the parking lot guy” to cut a deal for gowns. A director of safety-net clinics in Florida learned...

Health care professionals and first responders are facing the strain of fighting the coronavirus at work while scrambling to arrange for child care at…

Many people forced into labor or the sex trade seek medical help at some point, and health care workers are being trained to identify them and to offer assistance.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In Florida – which has the third-highest number of trafficking reports of any state – the response...