Since the beginning of the pandemic, Public Health Scotland has been supporting measures targeting employment and financial security. It stresses that this could help prevent declining health outcomes …
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Working conditions, chronic diseases, and inequalities: what the research tells us
Poor employment and poor working conditions contribute substantially to inequalities in chronic diseases across Europe. Dr Courtney McNamara from the Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research explains the latest evidence. …
Designing a model of healthcare for migrant agricultural workers
In Italy’s hot and rural south, migrants are working the land. Their social, economic, and legal status – coupled with a lack of understanding of and access to the health …
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Living, working, and COVID-19: how the lives of women and young people have changed
Since COVID-19 arrived in Europe, Eurofound has been researching how the pandemic is changing the way we work and live. Here they summarise some of their findings on gender inequalities …
How urban cleaners are taking ownership of health and safety culture
Keeping our cities clean is an essential and potentially hazardous job. Done incorrectly, it can have a harmful effect on the health of cleaners, as well as the communities they …
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Obesity, employment, and discrimination in the workplace
We all know that the rise in obesity across Europe is a significant concern. But did you know that high levels of obesity often coincide with high rates of unemployment? …
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Workplaces thrive by taking care of their personnel: The CHRODIS PLUS Toolkit for employee health shows how
More than one in four European employees suffer from a long-standing illness or health condition [1], and an even larger proportion is at risk of developing health problems in the …
Good practices in workplace health promotion and how to transfer them to new settings
How can we promote health in the workplace? The Spanish region of Andalusia has been trialling a workplace health promotion model first developed in Lombardy, Italy with great success. The development …
Social homes – foundations for building back better
As we all spend more time at home, the links between our homes and health have never been clearer. How can we build on those links to improve health outcomes? …
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Learning the lessons of the past to restore the nation’s health and prevent widening health inequalities post-COVID-19
A healthy population is one of any nation’s most important assets. We have known for a long time that not everyone has the same opportunity to access the things they …
Mental health of the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the CoviPrev survey
How have lockdowns affected mental health? The French public health agency shares the results of their study, what lessons can be learnt, and the links to social and economic protection …
La santé mentale des Français pendant l’épidémie du COVID-19 : résultats de l’enquête CoviPrev
Quel a été l’impact du confinement sur la santé mentale ? L’agence nationale de santé publique française partage les résultats et conclusions de leur enquête, et réfléchit sur le rôle …
The story from Italy: COVID-19 and inequity
Italy was the first European country to be hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the rest of the world watched, staff at the Italian National Institute of Health were under …
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A handbook for creating health-promoting home offices
As working from home becomes the norm for many, how can employees be supported to develop health-promoting home offices? Experts from Austria have created a handbook, explained here. Written …
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