STAT October 20, 2022
Elizabeth Cooney

Your job can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General that highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed fractures in working Americans’ mental health and well-being.

Released Thursday, the report cites workplace trends like quiet quitting and the Great Resignation as signals of the damage done to Americans by problems like endless hours, unpaid leave, and chronic stress. Remedying the issue will require employers to change the way they operate.

“As we recover from the worst of the pandemic, we have an opportunity and the power to make workplaces engines for mental health and well-being,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in a statement. “It will require organizations to rethink how they protect...

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Topics: Employer, Govt Agencies, HHS, Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Provider
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