2012 UCLA Work and Health Course Slides
How stress influences disease: Research reveals inflammation as the culprit
How stress influences disease: Research reveals inflammation as the culprit .
April 2nd, 2012 in Immunology http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-stress-disease-reveals-inflammation-culprit.html
Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences disease and health. A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen has found that chronic psychological stress is associated with the body losing its ability to regulate the inflammatory response. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research shows for the first time that the effects of psychological stress on the body’s ability to regulate inflammation can promote the development and progression of disease.
Fair Labor Association Report leads to Apple and Foxconn promises to change working conditions in China
Most of the article below comes from an article called “Apple, Foxconn vow wide revamp of worker conditions” which was published in Reuters on Thursday March 29th at noon Los Angeles time.
2012 UCLA Work and Health Course Syllabus
2012 UCLA Work and Health Session Assignments
I. Globalization, work and health (April 4th )
Syllabus distributed.
Participant Observation Exercise distributed and reviewed in class. Due Session 3.
II. Introduction to psychosocial factors in the workplace (April 11)
Blog assignment directions distributed and reviewed in class.
III. Conceptual and theoretical models: operationalization, measurement, and assessment of psychosocial factors (April 18)
Participant Observation Exercise due. In-class discussion.
Practice Questionnaire Packet and PQP Directions distributed and reviewed in class. Due Session 4.
IV. Physiological mechanisms leading to adverse physical and mental health outcomes (April 25)
Practice Questionnaire Packet due.
Midterm distributed in class. Due Session 6 (email to pschnall@workhealth.org and erinwigger@aim.com).
V. Cardiovascular risk factors (May 2nd)
Practice Questionnaire Packet returned and reviewed in class.
News article submission due for approval (email to pschnall@workhealth.org and erinwigger@aim.com).
VI. Assessing health outcomes with a focus on obesity and work stressors and psychological health outcomes (May 9th) – Speakers BongKyoo Choi and Marnie Dobson
Midterm due.
Directions for Case History Presentation distributed and reviewed. Articles listed on the Course Readings page.
Due Session 8.
VII. Contextual factors mediating outcomes; secondary intervention: individual programs (May 16)
Review of Midterm.
VIII. Programs and policies for regulation of workplace stressors; primary intervention: work organization redesign (May 23) – Speaker Paul Landsbergis
Case History Presentation due.
IX. Economics costs of stressful working conditions (May 30)
Blog article due.
X. Course wrap-up and conclusions (June 6th)
Final distributed in class and reviewed. Due June 13th.
2012 UCLA Work and Health Course Readings
*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
Optional:
FLA Foxconn Investigation Article
SACOM: Behind the Scene of Apple: Workers on the production line of Foxconn
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 (distributed in class Session2)
Session 4
Allostasis, Homeostasis, and the Cost of Adaption
Session 5
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
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.
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
APHA Annual Meeting – San Francisco, CA October 27-31, 2012
140th Annual Meeting & Exposition
San Francisco, CA October 27-31, 2012
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA’s meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you.
2012 APHA Annual Meeting
The APHA Annual Meeting will be held at the Moscone Center and a nearby hotel property. Registration, exhibit hall, opening general session and a large number of sessions will be at the Moscone Center (747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103).
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A Consensus Method for Updating Psychosocial Measures Used in NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations
Douglas M. Wiegand, PhD, Peter Y. Chen, PhD, Joseph J. Hurrell Jr, PhD, Steve Jex, PhD, Akinori Nakata, PhD, Jeannie A. Nigam, MS, Michelle Robertson, PhD, CPE, and Lois E. Tetrick, PhD
Here is the March 2012 report from NIOSH of the workplace questions and constructs recommended by NIOSH for studies of the workplace intended to evaluate psychosocial health hazards.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions – Los Angeles, CA November 3-7, 2012
November 3-7, 2012
AHA Scientific Sessions 2012
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Location: Los Angeles, California
Website: www.scientificsessions.org
Why Is the GOP Suddenly Turning Against College? (or why the U.S. no longer needs a highly trained and skilled blue collar workforce)
Most of the article below comes from James Kwak in this week’s issue of the Atlantic. Tx James.
Welcome to the website of the Center for Social Epidemiology. The purpose of this site is to bring together, for public dissemination, information about and related to Work Stress and Cures.
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Visit the Working on Empty film.
Visit the Healthy Work Campaign.
