Director of Graduate Studies College of Public Health, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Presentation Details: This presentation will share information collected in the first ever national study of fatalities management workers or “Last Responders”. Fatalities management workers includes those who work in a funeral home, crematory, hospital decedent care unit, medical examiner office, etc.), and may have been exposed to stress related to their work during the COVID-19 Pandemic, which may have influenced their wellbeing.
Last Responders’ are the invisible faces of COVID-19. Yet their work is essential. This study was conducted by the College of Public Health, University of Iowa, and funded by US Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The purpose of this study and presentation is to understand stress, coping strategies and wellbeing of fatalities management workers across the US in relation to COVID-19; and to use that knowledge to guide the development of supportive interventions to promote wellbeing among these workers.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to
Discuss purpose of study and research methodology and concepts assessed in the study.
Generalize the preliminary data collected on the psycho-social impact of Covid-19 on fatality management workers.
Implement intervention strategies to prevent or manage stress and enhance wellbeing of Fatalities Management workers.
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