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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Many organizations are looking at effective ways to communicate the importance of wearing a mask, especially as highly transmissible new strains of coronavirus threaten to cause a surge in infections.
Their findings, described in a study published in December in the
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, give public health experts, leaders and communicators critical insight to craft messaging that could potentially increase mask usage during the pandemic. As science evolved during the pandemic, it became clear wearing masks was going to be a critical step, said Allison Lazard, associate professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. But there just isn t much out there for evidence-based messaging, especially not for what might motivate people to wear face coverings.
FOX Business host Stuart Varney tells ‘Fox & Friends we should be encouraging people to stay at home and take care of their family during this time of crisis.
If you are a workaholic, depression or a lack of sleep, could be in the offing according to a new study.
The
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health reports that workaholics described as people with a compulsion or an uncontrollable need to work incessantly are twice as likely to be depressed and have poorer sleep quality than normal employees.
The international group of researchers examined the work habits of 187 French workers and found that people in jobs with strong demands were five times more likely to be prone to work addiction.