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Workplace Bullying a Public Health Issue

April 20, 2008 at 11:57 pm · Filed under work, workplace bullying ·Tagged , , , , , ,

 Read deeply into today’s article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/18/AR2008041802324.html

Workplace bullying is mentioned underneath the schoolyard bullying issue that headlines the article. It brings home the situation that articles in California and elsewhere have about suicide, cancer and heart attack risk, etc.

During the past two decades, bullying has been linked to hundreds of deaths worldwide, underscoring the need to address this urgent public health issue.” and

“Maryland should look at public policy strategies that involve the participation of public health officials to promote community understanding of the health problems linked to bullying, provide guidelines for the detection of health problems and work with school authorities to conduct periodic assessments of the prevalence of bullying. Community partnerships are essential to promote understanding about bullying and to advocate for its prevention.”

I believe this is only the second mention in The Washington Post of workplace bullying. The other, concerning the recent Canadian study was:

 

 Federal legislation is needed to protect federal workers; state legislation is need to protect state employees and private employees. I hope the Post will have that influence.

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