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Reduce workplace stress - A series of guided meditations

An introduction to mindfulness meditation in the workplace

September 8, 2017

From CEO’s to interns, Google to Deutsche Bank, some of the world’s leading corporations are carving out dedicated space for mindfulness meditation in the workplace. And when you look at the science, it’s easy to see why.

Report from abroad

UK contract type leaves workers stressed, unhealthy

August 25, 2017

A type of employment agreement primarily used in Great Britain may have a negative effect on both the mental and physical health of workers, according to a new study.

NYC transit workers share their break rooms with dead bodies

August 21, 2017

The approximately 50 people a year who are struck and killed by New York City subway trains are often kept in worker break rooms – sometimes for hours – until the city’s medical examiner comes to remove them.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Health-related Quality of Life

Variation across occupation groups

Taylor Shockey MPH

August 1, 2017

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an individual’s or group’s self-perception of their physical and mental health over time. HRQOL goes beyond the traditionally diagnosable health outcomes to provide a measure of well-being, it has become an important part of health surveillance.

Cancer caregivers suffer from depression, health problems

July 7, 2017

A new report finds cancer caregivers suffer a steady decline in physical health compared to controls, and that symptoms of depression were the only significant predictor of caregivers’ physical health decline. Writing in Cancer, the authors say assessing and addressing depressive symptoms among caregivers early in the cancer survivorship trajectory may help to prevent premature health decline among this important, yet vulnerable population.

Changes at work bring on employee stress, intent to quit

Change at work bring on employee stress, intent to quit

May 24, 2017

At a time of change and uncertainty across the country, American adults who have been affected by change at work are more likely to report chronic work stress, less likely to trust their employer and more likely to say they plan to leave the organization within the next year compared with those who haven't been affected by organizational change, according to a survey released by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Phoning It In: The dilemma of Employee Presenteeism

Mark Ward

May 10, 2017

In the effort to protect and promote the health and safety of employees, perhaps no issue is potentially more complex and challenging than that of employee “presenteeism.” Generally defined as a loss of personal productivity resulting from health-related issues, presenteeism can run the gamut, from simple exhaustion on Monday morning following a busy weekend to constant pain and discomfort stemming from a chronic medical condition.

It’s time to take care of mental health issues

Tackling the last workplace taboo

Dave Johnson

May 1, 2017

Businesses by and large would rather not know about employees’ mental struggles, and related so-called weaknesses and fragility, and employees don’t want managers and supervisors to know out of fear of losing their jobs. This is a dangerous silence all around.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 1, 2017

Observed in the U.S. since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month is intended to bring attention to mental health problems, and what can be done to diagnose, treat and de-stigmatize them. One in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime, according to The National Alliance on Mental Health Illness (NAMI) -- which notes that just about every American is affected or impacted through their friends and family.

Depression named top global health problem

April 11, 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified depression as the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.