Workplace Health - Articles - Page 297

Drug & alcohol use falls when personal sense of purpose and meaning is strong

November 8, 2011

University of Michigan researchers issued findings last week at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Washington on a complex issue: Purpose and meaning in life have been linked to higher levels of psychological well-being, yet the association between purpose and meaning and alcohol and other drug use (AOD) remains unexamined.

Construction work: a lifetime risk of injury, premature death

November 8, 2011

Nearly all construction workers will experience one or more work-related injuries or illnesses over a lifetime plus a greater risk of premature death, according to new data released at the American Public Health Association’s 139^th Annual Meeting, held last week in Washington, DC.

ANSI introduces standard on “Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention”

November 7, 2011

On October 20, two American National Standards Institute (ANSI) members and accredited standards developers, ASIS International and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)announced the release of ASIS/SHRM WVP.1-2011, "Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention," according to a post by Joann Linhard of Mercer/ORC.

Bars, booze and butts: Eye of the storm for youthful misbehavior

November 7, 2011

Public health researchers have known that tobacco and alcohol use are strongly associated. Also, bars are key public venues where both substances are frequently used.

Public health leaders gather in D.C. to confront top U.S. health challenges

November 1, 2011

More than 13,000 public health professionals are in Washington, D.C. to discuss today’s top health challenges facing the country and the pivotal role local communities play in preventing disease, promoting health and reducing health disparities.

CDC recommends ways to reduce the threat of strokes

October 31, 2011

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on Americans to take immediate action to reduce their risk for stroke through a new Health and Human Services initiative called Million Hearts.

WHO highlights global underinvestment in mental health care

October 28, 2011

One in four people will require mental health care at some point in their lives but in many countries only two per cent of all health sector resources are invested in mental health services.

A world greatly out of balance in matters of health

October 28, 2011

Representatives from more than 100 governments around the world, health experts, civil society organizations and other stakeholders are converging in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for three days to discuss how social, economic and environmental conditions could be improved to reduce the health gaps within and between countries.

Can't sleep? You could be at higher risk of a heart attack

New study links insomnia, heart attacks

October 25, 2011

A new study finds that people who suffer from insomnia have a greater heart attack risk than sound sleepers. The research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association was able to quantify the elevated risk for three separate symptoms of insomnia, compared with people who never or almost never experienced trouble sleeping:

Overconsumption of salt is dangerous and expensive, says AHA

New CDC report: Most at risk not heeding sodium limit

October 24, 2011

Americans are eating too much sodium, and something must be done about it. That's the response of the American Heart Association (AHA) to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that 98% of Americans in high risk groups -- like African-Americans and those with hypertension, diabetes and chronic disease -- are consuming more than the 1500 mg of salt they should be limiting themselves to.