Session 1
Session 2
Health, Productivity and Work Life in Karasek RA, Theorell T. Healthy Work: Stress, productivity and the reconstruction of working life. New York. Basic Books, Inc., 1990. pp 1-31.
Session 3
Kasl, S. The Influence of the Work Environment on Cardiovascular Health: A Historical, Conceptual, and Metholodical Perspective. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 1996; 1(1): 42-56.
Session 4
Session 5
Suggested Readings:
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.
Suggested Reading:
Session 7
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.
Lancet letter to the editor and author’s reply: Job strain and coronary heart disease
Session 8
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
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.
Presentation Readings:
1) 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.
2) The MUNI Health and Safety Project: A 26-year Union-Management Research Collaboration (Chapter 13). 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.
3) Organizing and collaborating to reduce hotel workers injuries (Chapter 14). Casey M, Rosskam E. In Schnall PL, Dobson M, Rosskam E., Editors Unhealthy Work: Causes, Consequences, Cures. Baywood Publishing, 2009, pp. 249-266
5) Restaurant Opportunities Center efforts to improve health and safety, working conditions and wages for restaurant workers
http://rocunited.org/our-work/workplace-justice/
ROC Worker Ergonomics Manual, 2010
6) State and local laws related to working time: paid family leave, sick leave, limits on mandatory overtime, and prohibiting misclassification as “independent contractors”.
http://familyvaluesatwork.org/
http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/family-leave-paid-sick-days
http://prospect.org/article/fair-work-schedules-next-new-human-right
http://www.massnurses.org/unionizing/mna-and-collective-bargaining
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_independentcontractor.htm
http://www.thenation.com/article/205145/have-we-seen-end-8-hour-day
Session 9
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
Plus an article to be selected for presentation.
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.