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Protecting home health care workers: A challenge to pandemic influenza preparedness planning

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  • Baron, S.
  • McPhaul, K.
  • Phillips, S.
  • Gershon, R.
  • Lipscomb, J.

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The home health care sector is a critical element in a pandemic influenza emergency response. Roughly 85% of the 1.5 million workers delivering in-home care to 7.6 million clients are low-wage paraprofessionals, mostly women, and disproportionately members of racial and ethnic minorities. Home health care workers' ability and willingness to respond during a pandemic depends on appropriate communication, training, and adequate protections, including influenza vaccination and respiratory protection. Preparedness planning should also include support for child care and transportation and help home health care workers protect their income and access to health care. We summarize findings from a national stakeholder meeting, which highlighted the need to integrate home health care employers, workers, community advocates, and labor unions into the planning process.

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  • Baron, S. & McPhaul, K. & Phillips, S. & Gershon, R. & Lipscomb, J., 2009. "Protecting home health care workers: A challenge to pandemic influenza preparedness planning," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(S2), pages 301-307.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.157339_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157339
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    1. Dionne, Georges & Desjardins, Denise & Lebeau, Martin & Messier, Stéphane & Dascal, André, 2014. "Health care workers’ risk perceptions of personal and work activities and willingness to report for work during an influenza pandemic," Working Papers 14-2, HEC Montreal, Canada Research Chair in Risk Management.

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