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"Abuse and violence against our healthcare workers is unacceptable," writes A.J. Wilhemi, CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.
Violence to workers underreported Out of 23,000 workplace assaults, between 2011 and 2013, 75% occurred in health and social service settings, OSHA — the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health ...
A description of workplace violence by Wynne, Clarkin, Cox, & Griffiths (1997), define workplace violence to be incidents resulting in abuse, assault or threats directed towards staff with regard to work–including an explicit or implicit challenge to their safety, well-being or health. [5]
Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund) is a non-profit organization with offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston, United States, with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence. Futures Without Violence is involved in community-based programs, developing educational materials, and in public ...
However, violence does occur in the context of industrial disputes. When violence has been committed by, or in the name of, the union, it has tended to be narrowly focused upon targets which are associated with the employer. [1] Violence was greater in conflicts in which there was a question of whether union recognition would be extended. [1]
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 7141: November 16, 2018 Joe Courtney (D-CT) 23 Died in Committee. 116th Congress: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1309: February 19, 2019 Joe Courtney (D-CT) 228 Passed in the House (251-158) S. 851: March 14, 2021
The Violence and Harassment Convention, formally the Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work is a convention to "recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment". [2]
One approach that has proven effective is Health Equity Rounds (HER), a longitudinal, case-based conference series designed to address bias, structural racism, and other forms of systemic oppression in healthcare. [27] HER aims to explore root causes of adverse events, with a particular focus on inequities in care delivery, outcomes, and ...