Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium businesses in North Carolina: Results from the Carolina PROSPER COVID-19 Worksite Impact Survey.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003281

Emily P McAden, Maija S Leff, Hanna V Jardel, Rosa W Greenberg, John A Staley, Laura A Linnan, Leena A Nylander-French

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Objective: As the COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges for businesses and worker safety and health, an interdisciplinary team launched the COVID-19 Worksite Impact Survey to assess COVID-19-related impacts and responses at small and medium businesses in 10 North Carolina counties.

Methods: We collected data from October 2 to December 1, 2020, and analyzed survey results to evaluate businesses' operational changes, concerns, needs, pandemic preparedness, workplace health promotion programming, and infection control practices.

Results: Most businesses, including essential ones, were inadequately prepared for the pandemic and did not implement the most effective COVID-19 infection control practices. Larger businesses and those with existing preparedness practices or health promotion programs were more likely to implement effective measures.

Conclusions: We should be acting now to improve small and medium businesses' preparedness for future public health crises.

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评估COVID-19大流行对北卡罗来纳州中小企业的影响：北卡罗来纳州PROSPER COVID-19工作场所影响调查的结果。

鉴于2019冠状病毒病大流行给企业和工人的安全与健康带来了新的挑战，一个跨学科团队发起了2019冠状病毒病工作场所影响调查，以评估北卡罗来纳州10个县的中小企业对2019冠状病毒病的相关影响和应对措施。方法：收集2020年10月2日至12月1日的数据，对调查结果进行分析，评估企业的运营变化、关注点、需求、大流行防范、工作场所健康促进规划和感染控制实践。结果：大多数企业（包括关键企业）对大流行的准备不足，没有实施最有效的COVID-19感染控制措施。较大的企业和那些已有准备实践或健康促进计划的企业更有可能采取有效措施。结论：我们现在应该采取行动，改善中小企业对未来公共卫生危机的准备。

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