According to the Wall Street Journal (10/20, Ellis, Subscription Publication), on Oct. 20, the Surgeon General’s office issued new guidance outlining how long hours, limited autonomy, and low wages can affect employees’ health and performance.
STAT (10/20, Cooney) says the report’s findings also highlight “how the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed fractures in working Americans’ mental health and well-being,” citing “workplace trends like quiet quitting and the Great Resignation as signals of the damage done to Americans by problems like endless hours, unpaid leave, and chronic stress.” To remedy these issues, employers will need “to change the way they operate.”
Healio (10/20, Downey), reports the “framework document is a guide to call attention to a public health issue, developed to help the American public better understand and address factors that affect mental health, the HHS” announced in a press release.
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— “U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health ” Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, October 20, 2022