2024
Association of Victimization by Sex among Public Facing Bus and Subway Transit Workers, New York City
Vlahov D, Hagen D, Cziner M, Merdjanoff A, Sherman M, Gershon R. Association of Victimization by Sex among Public Facing Bus and Subway Transit Workers, New York City. Journal Of Urban Health 2024, 101: 934-941. PMID: 39167318, PMCID: PMC11461377, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00912-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical assaultTransit workersSubway workersTransport Workers UnionAssociation of victimizationNew York CityAssaultFederal dataVictimsBus workersWorkers UnionYork CityModified Poisson modelsTransition systemsTheftWorkersBusSubwayDemographic characteristicsCOVID-19 pandemicOnline surveyPrevalence ratiosFatalitiesWomenNew
2021
Impact of occupational exposure to COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of an essential workgroup: New York City transit workers.
Gershon R, Merdjanoff A, Meltzer G, Piltch-Loeb R, Rosen J, Nwankwo E, Medina P, Vlahov D, Sherman M. Impact of occupational exposure to COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of an essential workgroup: New York City transit workers. Journal Of Emergency Management 2021, 19: 133-146. PMID: 39332417, PMCID: PMC9833648, DOI: 10.5055/jem.0599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransit workersTransport Workers UnionRisk of verbal abuseOccupational health inequitiesMental health symptomsUnion membershipWorkers UnionEarly recognition of riskLack of planningImpact of employmentInfection control preparednessMandatory stay-at-home ordersHealth symptomsNew York CitySelf-reported infectionRecognition of riskPassengerReport mental health symptomsWell-beingWorkersAssociated with mental health symptomsFrontline workforceOccupational exposure to COVID-19Risk reduction strategiesWorkgroup