health workers
Hospital care providers
Health workers are people employed in healthcare—doctors, nurses, paramedics, technicians, aides, and support staff in hospitals, clinics, and other medical settings.
The term groups together everyone from surgeons to janitors in a healthcare facility: Health workers faced unprecedented strain during the pandemic.
It often appears in policy discussions and public health contexts.
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dentistOral care physician
therapist · psychiatrist · pediatrician · oncologist · cardiologist · radiologist · anesthesiologist · gynecologist
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- medicine manTraditional indigenous healer
- faith healerOne who cures through prayer
- herbalistPractitioner using plant medicines
acupuncturist · naturopath · ayurveda · homeopath · bonesetter · traditional · holistic · reiki
Concern for others' distress
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- empathySharing another's emotions
- patienceCalm during delays
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
comfort · attentive · tenderness · bedside manner · supportive · gentle · dedicated · hospice
Serious sudden danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
crisis · rescue · urgent · life-saving · essential · PPE · overwhelmed · shortage
Chronic occupational depletion
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- unionsCombinations or confederations
advocacy · well-being · morale · recognition · appreciation · mentorship · solidarity · teamwork
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
dentist · therapist · psychiatrist · pediatrician · oncologist · cardiologist · radiologist · anesthesiologist · gynecologist · neurologist
shaman
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- medicine manTraditional indigenous healer
- faith healerOne who cures through prayer
herbalist · acupuncturist · naturopath · ayurveda · homeopath · bonesetter · traditional · holistic · reiki · folk remedy
compassion
Concern for others' distress
kindness · comfort · attentive · tenderness · bedside manner · supportive · gentle · dedicated · hospice · palliative
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
pandemic · crisis · rescue · urgent · life-saving · essential · PPE · overwhelmed · shortage · deployment
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
unions · advocacy · well-being · morale · recognition · appreciation · mentorship · solidarity · teamwork · professionalism
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- global healthdisease, pandemic, medications, pandemics, epidemic
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, disaster relief, aid agencies, emergency aid
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, epidemiology, vaccination programs
- medical aidmedical aid, doctor, medical relief, surgeon, hospital
- pandemic responsecontact tracing, quarantine laws, social distancing, lockdown, mask mandate
health workersbioterrorists
Those weaponizing infectious agents
poisoners · war criminals · executioners · torturers · killers
health workersdisease vectors
Organisms spreading pathogens between hosts
bioterrorists · poisoners · pathogens · polluters · drug dealers
health, worker, workers, healthy, healthful, healthier, healthiest, unhealthy, healthily