CPH News & Views: Emerging Topics

CPH News and Views is a semi-monthly column on emerging topics related to healthy workplaces. Issue titles are organized by topic.

Aging Workforce
Chronic Disease
Ergonomics
Health Behavior and Work
Job Stress
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Occupational Health and Safety
Participatory Approaches
Policy and Evaluation
Shift Work
Work/Family Balance
Workplace Health Promotion

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Topic	Issue Titles
Aging Workforce	Addressing the challenge of supporting young adults with chronic disease and disability in the labor market. Issue #54 Improving self-care among aging workers with coronary heart disease: A growing priority. Issue #19 Working older: Health challenges and the shifting demographics of employment. Issue #16
Chronic Disease	Occupational and leisure time physical activity: Do they have similar effects on cardiovascular health? Issue #24 Opportunities for reducing the burden of asthma via workplace policies and programs. Issue #23 How does job stress contribute to cardiovascular disease, and what can be done to intervene? Issue #3 Why is cardiovascular disease a problematic issue for many occupational safety and health investigators. Issue #2
Ergonomics	Trends in resident handling equipment in nursing homes and factors associated with consistent use. Issue #46 Alternative computer input devices: Implications for musculoskeletal symptoms. Issue #42 Will treadmill workstations be used by office workers? Issue #38 Reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace: Developing best practice. Issue #31 Can ergonomic stressors be reduced for nursing home workers? Issue #13 The hazards of just standing around. Issue #7
Health Behavior and Work	Understanding and counteracting the obesogenic work environment. Issue #28 How do working conditions affect personal health conditions like smoking, exercise, and being overweight? Issue #14 What is the scientific rationale for workplace programs that combine health promotion with occupational ergonomics? Issue #1
Job Stress	Workplace Bullying, Consequences and Solutions. Issue #44 Job stress prevention & control: Developing best practice. Issue #27 Working conditions, employee mental health, and intention to leave the job. Issue #21 Enhancing civility at work - with attention to the healthcare sector. Issue #17 Workplace violence among healthcare workers. Issue #10 How can workplace health promotion professionals address job stress as a modifiable risk factor for heart disease and other chronic diseases? Issue #8
Musculoskeletal Disorders	Musculoskeletal pain and exercise self-efficacy as contributors to low level physical activity and quality of life. Issue #43 Assault among nursing home workers and frequency and severity of musculoskeletal pain. Issue #41 Differences among nursing homes in the outcomes of a safe resident handling program. Issue #32 Training at the workplace improves cleaners’ internal resources for handling demanding work. Issue #30 How job stress contributes to musculoskeletal disorders: Work organization as the underlying cause. Issue #9
Occupational Health and Safety	Safety Climate and the Occupational Safety and Health Management Process Issue. #50 Total Hearing Health - Protecting your hearing at home and at work. Issue #48 Occupational health and safety hazards in child care work. Issue #45
Participatory Approaches	Correctional workforce health and wellness. Issue #40 The proof is in the process: Participation as the cornerstone of a healthy workplace. Issue #33 Getting employees on board: Factors influencing participation in worksite health promotion programs. Issue #22 Participatory teams of workers can strengthen and broaden the scope of health promotion programs. Issue #18
Policy and Evaluation	Work organization and the health of human service workers: The impact of managerialism. Issue #53 A Nationally-Representative Employer Survey on Total Worker Health. Issue #52 Minding the gap between research and practice: Can we predict which organizations and people will most successfully implement a health-oriented innovation? Issue #37 A national program for worksite health. Issue #25 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 and quality standards for workplace health promotion programs. Issue #6 Economic evaluation of workplace interventions to reduce occupational morbidity. Issue #5
Shift Work	Non-Pharmacologic Intervention to Improve Alertness and Vigilance in Older Shift Workers. Issue #55 How does sleep quality impact safety and health, especially among shift workers, and what can be done to help? Issue #12 Shift work - working against our internal clocks. Issue #11
Work / Family Balance	Supervisor support training makes a difference for worker well-being. Issue #56 Commuting and work - what contributes to employees' risky commuting safety behaviors and what can be done about it? Issue #47 Work-family conflict and caregiving among nurses: Can self-scheduling ease the burden? Issue #35 Employment and breastfeeding: Differences by race or socio-economic status. Issue #29 Work-family conflict: Current status and future directions. Issue #26 Juggling work and eldercare responsibilities. Issue #20
Workplace Health Promotion	Workplace Psychosocial Environment and Employees’ Health Behavior: More Evidence to Support the Link Issue. Issue #51 The importance of a supportive climate for health in organizations. Issue #49 Use of financial incentives in workplace weight-loss program. Issue #39 Can TWH™ benefit from considering the positive side of the health continuum? Issue #36 Very small businesses: Increasing wellness program resources. Issue #34 Promoting healthy and good tasting foods. Issue #15 How to increase physical activity at the workplace. Issue #4

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