CHR Newsletter – August 14, 2014

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Natural Light in Office Boosts Health

Exposure to light is beneficial to your health via its effects on mood, alertness and metabolism

Office workers with more light exposure at the office had longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, more physical activity and better quality of life compared to office workers with less light exposure in the workplace, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The study highlights the importance of exposure to natural light to employee health and the priority architectural designs of office environments should place on natural daylight exposure for workers, the study authors said.

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Simple Plan is Key to Screen Breaks

Environmental and behavioral interventions help desk-bound employees take postural breaks

A simple plan of action could be an easy way for employers to ensure that workers take regular screen breaks, a study funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has concluded.

The institute joined forces with academics at Derby University to investigate what can be done to encourage workers to take more postural breaks.

Researchers analysed the impact of different techniques designed to change workers’ behavior, including pre-planning when to take breaks and using a buzzer to remind staff to change their posture after an hour’s inactivity.

Planning breaks in this way led to a meaningful increase in postural changes over a day, it found.

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Some Jobs Harder on the Heart

But having to search for work may be just as stressful, unhealthy, researchers add

Stress at work may raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, particularly if you work in the service industry or have a blue-collar job, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

But being unemployed might be just as unhealthy, they added.

“Workplace factors that increase risk include job stress, exposure to air pollution — like dust and secondhand smoke — and noise,” explained lead researcher Dr. Sara Luckhaupt, from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“These workers would benefit from health programs that combine reducing occupational risk factors like job stress with health promotion activities like smoking cessation,” she said.

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Occupational Health News Round-up

Recent News & Articles on Workplace Health

• Sleep Woes for Astronauts Pose Risks in Space
• Obesity Might Slow You Down at Work
• Burnout Common Among Transplant Surgeons
• Some Jobs Harder on the Heart Than Others
• Study Links Shift Work to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
• Delayed Retirements Trim Nursing Shortage
• Find a Healthy Balance Between Office and Home
• Shortage of Doctors Who Treat Diabetes Looming
• Standing Meetings Get Creative Juices Flowing
• Cancer Survivors Face Mounting Costs of Care

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