Work, so fundamental to well-being, has its darker and more costly side. Work can adversely affect our health, well beyond the usual counts of injuries that we think of as 'occupational health'. This book advances a social environmental understanding of the workplace and health.
Work, so fundamental to well-being, has its darker and more costly side. Work can adversely affect our health, well beyond the usual counts of injuries that we think of as 'occupational health'. This book advances a social environmental understanding of the workplace and health.
Schnall, Peter; Dobson, Marnie; Rosskam, Ellen; Elling, Ray
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Acknowledgments Introduction-Chapter 1 Beyond the Individual: Connecting Work Environment and Health Deborah R. Gordon and Peter L. Schnall PART I: THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK CHAPTER 2 Economic Globalization and Its Effects on Labor Chrisy Moutsatsos CHAPTER 3 The Growing Imbalance: Class, Work, and Health in an Era of Increasing Inequality Jeffrey V. Johnson CHAPTER 4 The Changing Nature of Work in Canada and Other Developed Countries: What Do the Trends Over Time Tell Us? Peter Smith and John Frank CHAPTER 5 The Changing Nature of Work in the United States Edward Yelin PART II: THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF "UNHEALTHY" WORK CHAPTER 6 The Workplace and Cardiovascular Disease Paul A. Landsbergis, Peter L. Schnall, and Marnie Dobson CHAPTER 7 From Stress to Distress: The Impact of Work on Mental Health Marnie Dobson and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 8 Work, Ethnicity, and Health in California Haiou Yang CHAPTER 9 Work, Psychosocial Stressors, and the Bottom Line Maritza Jauregui and Peter L. Schnall PART III: INTERVENTIONS CHAPTER 10 Stakeholder Perspectives on Work and Stress: Seeking Common Ground Deborah R. Gordon, Maritza Jauregui, and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 11 Interventions to Reduce Job Stress and Improve Work Organization and Worker Health Paul A. Landsbergis CHAPTER 12 Using Participatory Action Research Methodology to Improve Worker Health Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 13 The MUNI Health and Safety Project: A 26-Year Union-Management Research Collaboration Ray Antonio, June Fisher, and Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 14 Organizing and Collaborating to Reduce Hotel Workers' Injuries Mike Casey and Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 15 The Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund: Combating Worker Exploitation and Unfair Competition through Collective Action with Responsible Employers Lilia García CHAPTER 16 Occupational and Environmental Medicine in the Twenty-First Century Dean Baker, Marnie Dobson, and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 17 Emotional Labor and the Pursuit of Happiness Stephen Lloyd Smith CHAPTER 18 Measuring the Protection of Workers' Health: A National Work Security Index Ellen Rosskam CONCLUSION CHAPTER 19 Curing Unhealthy Work Peter L. Schnall, Marnie Dobson, Ellen Rosskam, and Paul Landsbergis Index
Acknowledgments Introduction-Chapter 1 Beyond the Individual: Connecting Work Environment and Health Deborah R. Gordon and Peter L. Schnall PART I: THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK CHAPTER 2 Economic Globalization and Its Effects on Labor Chrisy Moutsatsos CHAPTER 3 The Growing Imbalance: Class, Work, and Health in an Era of Increasing Inequality Jeffrey V. Johnson CHAPTER 4 The Changing Nature of Work in Canada and Other Developed Countries: What Do the Trends Over Time Tell Us? Peter Smith and John Frank CHAPTER 5 The Changing Nature of Work in the United States Edward Yelin PART II: THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF "UNHEALTHY" WORK CHAPTER 6 The Workplace and Cardiovascular Disease Paul A. Landsbergis, Peter L. Schnall, and Marnie Dobson CHAPTER 7 From Stress to Distress: The Impact of Work on Mental Health Marnie Dobson and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 8 Work, Ethnicity, and Health in California Haiou Yang CHAPTER 9 Work, Psychosocial Stressors, and the Bottom Line Maritza Jauregui and Peter L. Schnall PART III: INTERVENTIONS CHAPTER 10 Stakeholder Perspectives on Work and Stress: Seeking Common Ground Deborah R. Gordon, Maritza Jauregui, and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 11 Interventions to Reduce Job Stress and Improve Work Organization and Worker Health Paul A. Landsbergis CHAPTER 12 Using Participatory Action Research Methodology to Improve Worker Health Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 13 The MUNI Health and Safety Project: A 26-Year Union-Management Research Collaboration Ray Antonio, June Fisher, and Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 14 Organizing and Collaborating to Reduce Hotel Workers' Injuries Mike Casey and Ellen Rosskam CHAPTER 15 The Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund: Combating Worker Exploitation and Unfair Competition through Collective Action with Responsible Employers Lilia García CHAPTER 16 Occupational and Environmental Medicine in the Twenty-First Century Dean Baker, Marnie Dobson, and Peter L. Schnall CHAPTER 17 Emotional Labor and the Pursuit of Happiness Stephen Lloyd Smith CHAPTER 18 Measuring the Protection of Workers' Health: A National Work Security Index Ellen Rosskam CONCLUSION CHAPTER 19 Curing Unhealthy Work Peter L. Schnall, Marnie Dobson, Ellen Rosskam, and Paul Landsbergis Index
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