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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2019

Health and mass unemployment events-developing a framework for preparedness and response.

A R Davies, L Homolova, C N B Grey, M A Bellis

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Article in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A R DaviesPolicy, Research and International Development Directorate, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
L HomolovaPolicy, Research and International Development Directorate, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
C N B GreyPolicy, Research and International Development Directorate, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
M A BellisPolicy, Research and International Development Directorate, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Public Health Wales · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMass unemployment events are not uncommon yet the impact on health is not well recognised. There is a need for a preparedness and response framework, as exists for other events that threaten population health.

methodsFramework informed by a narrative review of the impact of mass unemployment on health (studies published in English from 1990 to 2016), and qualitative data from 23 semi-structured interviews with individuals connected to historical national and international events, addressing gaps in published literature on lessons learnt from past responses.

resultsEconomic and employment shock triggered by mass unemployment events have a detrimental impact on workers, families and communities. We present a public health informed response framework which includes (i) identify areas at risk, (ii) develop an early warning system, (iii) mobilise multi-sector action including health and community, (iv) provision of support across employment, finance and health (v) proportionate to need, (vi) extend support to family members and (vii) communities and (viii) evaluate and learn.

conclusionMass unemployment events have an adverse impact on the health, financial and social circumstances of workers, families, and communities. This is the first framework for action to mitigate and address the detrimental impact of mass unemployment events on population health.

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HealthUnemploymentEconomic RecessionFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMorbidityMortalityemergency planningpublic healthsocial determinants

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PMID30289466
PMCPMC6923517
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