Marissa G. Baker

TL;DR: The large number of persons employed in occupations with frequent exposure to infection and disease underscore the importance of all workplaces developing risk response plans for COVID-19, and serve as an important reminder that the workplace is a key locus for public health interventions, which could protect both workers and the communities they serve.

TL;DR: Most US workers are employed in occupations that cannot be done at home, putting 108.4 million workers at increased risk for adverse health outcomes related to working during a pandemic.

TL;DR: It is suggested that occupational health training, professional practice, and research evolve towards a more holistic, public health‐oriented model of worker health, which will require engagement with a wide network of stakeholders.

TL;DR: An inception cohort study design conducted among apprentice welders is presented, and the analytical strengths this study design offers are presented, to determine if blood could be a useful biomarker for Mn to be utilized by industrial hygienists in general industry.

TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease–Pollution and Health Initiative is introduced and theGBD-PHI is introduced, which aims to work with IHME and the GBD study to improve estimates of disease burden attributable to EH risk factors and to develop an innovative approach to estimating climate-related disease burden.