Psychological safety during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions-a U.S. healthcare context

The pandemic forced many employees to transition to remote work, leading to concerns about the economic impact and inequities between remote and on-site workers. The shift to remote work has raised psychological safety issues, work-life balance, and employee engagement. The virtual workspace created during the pandemic has highlighted communication challenges, interpersonal dynamics, and maintaining boundaries between work and personal life. Through a quantitative approach, this study explored changes in perceived psychological safety, its relation to the psychosocial impact of COVID-19, and demographic factors, offering the opportunity to gain insights into this unprecedented experience during a global pandemic. Findings showed that 60.9% rated their psychological safety as having changed for the worse. Remote work did not significantly affect psychological safety, but differences were observed among races/ethnicities and genders. Asian/Pacific Islanders and White/Caucasians reported lower psychological safety than Hispanics/Latinos, while females felt safer than those who preferred not to answer. The relationship between total tenure and psychological safety was not substantial, but employment tenure had a slight negative correlation with changes in psychological safety. Employment tenure also negatively impacted Team Psychological Safety Change and had a small negative impact on the Leader Psychological Safety Change Score. These findings will contribute to understanding psychological safety in remote work contexts and inform organizations in creating supportive and engaging hybrid work environments. The study\u27s significance lies in its examination of the unique experience of remote workers during the pandemic and its implications for future work arrangements. By investigating psychological safety, organizations can foster a positive work culture and address the challenges associated with remote work, ultimately enhancing employee well-being and productivity

The Iowa Homemaker vol.22, no.3

Keeping Up With Today, Barbara Sgarlata, page 2 Students Make Vacation Count, Catherine Tidemanson, page 3 Your Protection – That Ceiling Price, Jean Ross, page 4 The Union Expands for Navy, Virginia Bates, page 5 The Army Plans Uniforms for Comfort, page 6 Recreation for Morale, War Department, page 7 Enriched Flour for a Strong Nation, Marjrorie Beneke, page 8 Survey Reveals Lunching Habits, Virginia Carter, page 9 Autumn Wardrobes Go Streamlined, Mary Lou Springer, page 10 What’s New in Home Economics, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 12 The “Y” Backs Victory, Margaret Schwanz Abbott, page 14 Bookmarks, Eileen Dudgeon, page 15 Across Alumnae Desks, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 16 In Your Home Ec Club, Pauline McMahon, page 17 Workers Train for Canteen Club, Jeanne Reed, page 18 Introducing Women Leaders, Grace Brown, page 20 Alums in the News, Harriet Zook, page 2

Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010.

Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria. Objectives: To determine the cause of the childhood lead poisoning outbreak, investigate risk factors for child mortality, and identify children aged <5 years in need of emergency chelation therapy for lead poisoning. Methods: We administered a cross-sectional, door-to-door questionnaire in two affected villages, collected blood from children aged 2-59 months, and soil samples from family compounds. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed with survey, blood-lead, and environmental data. Multivariate logistic regression techniques were used to determine risk factors for childhood mortality. Results: We surveyed 119 family compounds. One hundred eighteen of 463 (25%) children aged <5 years had died in the last year. We tested 59% (204/345) of children, aged <5 years, and all were lead poisoned (≥10 µg/dL); 97% (198/204) of children had blood-lead levels ≥45 µg/dL, the threshold for initiating chelation therapy. Gold ore was processed inside two-thirds of the family compounds surveyed. In multivariate modeling significant risk factors for death in the previous year from suspected lead poisoning included: the child's age, the mother performing ore-processing activities, community well as primary water source, and the soil-lead concentration in the compound. Conclusion: The high levels of environmental contamination, percentage of children aged <5 years with elevated blood-lead levels (97%, >45 µg/dL), and incidence of convulsions among children prior to death (82%) suggest that most of the recent childhood deaths in the two surveyed villages were caused by acute lead poisoning from gold ore-processing activities. Control measures included environmental remediation, chelation therapy, public health education, and control of mining activities

Sharing the Power: Training Consumer Health Information Center Volunteers Online

Introduction Tutorial created through cooperative efforts of the WHIC manager, volunteer coordinator, two Health Sciences Librarians, a graduate student, and a graduate intern. 19 months of iterative development Goals Reduce time required train volunteers Prepare volunteers to provide health information to consumers Track learning through built-in self assessment tools Learning Objectives WHIC's mission and procedures Using information resources Guiding customers to appropriate resources When and where to refer information request

Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso

BackgroundPrevious reviews have identified 44 risk factors for poor early child development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Further understanding of their relative influence and pathways is needed to inform the design of interventions targeting ECD.MethodsWe conducted path analyses of factors associated with 18-month language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of children who participated in trials conducted as part of the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) Project in Ghana (n&nbsp;=&nbsp;1,023), Malawi (n&nbsp;=&nbsp;675 and 1,385), and Burkina Faso (n&nbsp;=&nbsp;1,122). In two cohorts, women were enrolled during pregnancy. In two cohorts, infants were enrolled at 6 or 9&nbsp;months. In multiple linear regression and structural equation&nbsp;models (SEM), we examined 22 out of 44 factors identified in previous reviews, plus 12 additional factors expected to be associated with ECD.ResultsOut of 42 indicators of the 34 factors examined, 6 were associated with 18-month language and/or motor development in 3 or 4 cohorts: child linear and ponderal growth, variety of play materials, activities with caregivers, dietary diversity, and child hemoglobin/iron status. Factors that were not associated with child development were indicators of maternal Hb/iron status, maternal illness and inflammation during pregnancy, maternal perceived stress and depression, exclusive breastfeeding during 6&nbsp;months postpartum, and child diarrhea, fever, malaria, and acute respiratory infections. Associations between socioeconomic status and language development were consistently mediated to a greater extent by caregiving practices than by maternal or child biomedical conditions, while this pattern for motor development was not consistent across cohorts.ConclusionsKey elements of interventions to ensure quality ECD are likely to be promotion of caregiver activities with children, a variety of play materials, and a diverse diet, and prevention of faltering in linear and ponderal growth and improvement in child hemoglobin/iron status