Five on Friday: Protecting Workers in the Next Pandemic

This was an immensely busy week in the world of health justice, and it was tough to select just five for this week’s edition of Five on Friday! Let’s get right to it:

Claire shared a piece on a leaked DHS memo that calls for overhaul of medical care for migrants after eight-year-old Anaditha Reyes Álvarez died in custody. Inquiry after Girl’s Death Reports Unsafe Medical Care in US Border Facilities

Amy paused her vacation to send along the following, coauthored by former head of OSHA David Michaels. Lessons From COVID-19 for Protecting Workers in the Next Pandemic

Robert shared this concerning turn of events in Texas, which threatens worker safety and health. Texas Law Overrides Safeguards Like Water Breaks as Temperatures Rise

Jillian thought this KFF Health News article displayed more evidence for the need for Witness to Witness, although the term "burnout” puts the onus too much on the individual, rather than the systems in place that cause moral injury. Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health

Weekly Win: Esther shared the great news that non-citizen pregnant Marylanders will be eligible for health coverage in that state, starting July 1st! Here's a Bloomburg Law article that outlines all the states with expanded health coverage regardless of authorization to live in the US. States Push to Expand Medicaid to Undocumented Immigrants

Have a safe and healthy weekend!