Matt Flounders
@mattflounders.bsky.social
neurology resident @ UPMC, hobbyjogger
\\ interested in cognition, cerebrovascular disease, and dementia
🧠 mflounders.github.io
\\ interested in cognition, cerebrovascular disease, and dementia
🧠 mflounders.github.io
More on the Pittsburgh Wage study and it's related research can be found here: www.pittsburghwagestudy.pitt.edu
Pittsburgh Wage Study – Pittsburgh Wage StudyTwitter
www.pittsburghwagestudy.pitt.edu
February 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More on the Pittsburgh Wage study and it's related research can be found here: www.pittsburghwagestudy.pitt.edu
Since then, the Pittsburgh Wage study has been presented as a case study to demonstrate the critical need for social work and as a framework for using research to build power www.socialwork.pitt.edu/news/faculty...
Faculty Publication Spotlight: Using Research to Build Power: The Pittsburgh Wage Study | School of Social Work
In ‘Using research to build power: the Pittsburgh Wage study’ Jeffrey Shook, Sara Goodkind, Kess Ballentine, Jihee Woo, Ray Engel, Holley Tillman, and Tess Schleitwiler highlight the critical importan...
www.socialwork.pitt.edu
February 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Since then, the Pittsburgh Wage study has been presented as a case study to demonstrate the critical need for social work and as a framework for using research to build power www.socialwork.pitt.edu/news/faculty...
Their cross-sectional study from 2022 utilized online survey of 257 lower-wage hospital workers to examine the relationships between hardships and health, and how perceived stress mediates these relationships: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34897391/
Material Hardships, Perceived Stress, and Health among Low-Wage Hospital Workers - PubMed
Many service, clerical, and technical hospital workers deemed essential during the pandemic have wages that do not reflect the essential nature of their work and do not earn enough income to cover bas...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Their cross-sectional study from 2022 utilized online survey of 257 lower-wage hospital workers to examine the relationships between hardships and health, and how perceived stress mediates these relationships: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34897391/
In 2022, Jihee Woo and colleagues have since published their data quoted in WSEA article: "64% of these employees have had trouble paying their rent, mortgage or utility bills. Nearly 60% of those surveyed had outstanding medical debt or struggled to buy food or medicine"
February 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In 2022, Jihee Woo and colleagues have since published their data quoted in WSEA article: "64% of these employees have had trouble paying their rent, mortgage or utility bills. Nearly 60% of those surveyed had outstanding medical debt or struggled to buy food or medicine"
In 2021, workers of UPMC spoke up about needs for higher pay - including dietary workers, housekeepers, and administrative assistants, along with clinical staff such as nurses and surgical techs www.wesa.fm/health-scien...
UPMC workers plan to strike if demands for higher pay aren't met
UPMC workers announce plans to strike on Nov. 18
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February 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In 2021, workers of UPMC spoke up about needs for higher pay - including dietary workers, housekeepers, and administrative assistants, along with clinical staff such as nurses and surgical techs www.wesa.fm/health-scien...