2011 UCLA Work and Health Course Slides
2011 UCLA Work and Health Course Syllabus
2011 UCLA Work and Health Course Readings
Work and Health, Spring 2011
CHS 278/EHS M270
*Articles should be read prior to class in which reading is listed (i.e. article on Allostasis, Homeostatis and the Cost of Adaptation should be read before class on Session 2).
Session 1
Beyond the Individual: Connecting Work Environment and Health. (Chapter 1) Gordon, D, Schnall, P., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E, Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009.
Economic Globalization and Its Effects on Labor. (Chapter 2) Moutsatsos, C. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E, Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009.
The Changing Nature of Work. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E, Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. Pp 17-20.
Session 2
Healthy Work: Stress, Productivity and the Reconstruction of Working Life, pp.1-31
Session 3
Healthy Work: Stress, Productivity and the Reconstruction of Working Life, pp.31-82
Session 4
Allostasis, Homeostasis, and the Cost of Adaption
Session 5
The Health and Economic Costs of “Unhealthy” Work, In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 87 – 88
The Workplace and Cardiovascular Disease. (Chapter 6) Landsbergis,P., Schnall, P., Dobson, M., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 89 – 101.
Job Strain and Health Behaviors: Results of a Prospective Study
Session 6
From Stress to Distress: The Impact of Work on Mental Health. (Chapter 7) Dobson, M., Schnall, P., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 113 – 127
Obesity in US Workers: The National Health Interview Survey
A Framework for Concurrent Consideration of Occupational Health Hazards and Obesity
Session 7
Work, Ethnicity, and Health in California (Chapter 8). In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E. Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences and Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 133 – 148.
Society and Health: Class, Work, and Health, pp. 247-271 (distributed in class Session 6)
Healthy Work: Stress, Productivity and the Reconstruction of Working Life, pp.89-103 (distributed in class Session 6)
Session 8
Readings:
Interventions. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 169-172
Interventions to reduce job stress and improve work organization and worker health. (Chapter 11) Landsbergis, P.A., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009, pp. 193-209
Articles for Presentation:
Using participatory action research methodology to improve worker health. (Chapter 12) Rosskam E. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009, pp. 211-228.
The MUNI Health and Safety Project: A 26-year Union-Management Research Collaboration. Antonio R, Fisher J, Rosskam E. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009, pp. 229-247.
Organizing and collaborating to reduce hotel workers injuries. Casey M, Rosskam E. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009, pp. 249-266
Session 9
Work, Psychosocial Stressors and the Bottom Line. (Chapter 9) Jauregui, M, Schnall P, In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp.153 – 165.
Stakeholder Perspectives on Work and Stress: Seeking Common Ground. (Chapter 10) Gordon, D, Jauregui, M, Schnall, P., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009. pp. 173 – 190.
Session 10
Curing Unhealthy Work. (Chapter 19) Schnall, PL, Dobson, M, Rosskam, E, Landsbergis, P., In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009.
Worker Participation and Autonomy: A Multilevel Approach to Democracy in the Workplace
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