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Our Workplace Wellness BlogThis is our little spot for collecting new and interesting items of note in the areas of workplace wellness, including health and safety, employee engagement, and workplace interaction (conflict management, team-building, etc.). We'll also be tracking business issues that impact on employee morale and their general mental health and well-being. Please note: We have begun to compile the current HR & wellness-related event listings on a separate Events page. Recent Posts:Dopamine impacts your willingness to workPeople who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivationPosted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internshipsHow internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settingsPosted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxietyPeople make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around themPosted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to healthGreater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic riskPosted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infectionThe more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went downPosted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and womenIntrasexual competition can cause envy and jealousy in working contexts and can cause stress in workers and negatively affect the quality of working lifePosted by: danica on 2012-05-06 11:22:24 Certified Nursing Assistants in nursing homes at high risk of work-related injuriesWork-related injuries can negatively impact job satisfaction, contribute to job shortages and affect the overall quality of care providedPosted by: danica on 2012-05-04 09:45:51 Taking a vacation from email decrease stress, increase concentrationPeople who read email changed screens twice as often and were in a steady "high alert" state, with more constant heart ratesPosted by: danica on 2012-05-04 08:58:46 Mutltitasking may hurt your performance, but it makes you feel betterMultitasking often gave the participants an emotional boost, even when it hurt their cognitive functions -- and it appears to be almost addictivePosted by: danica on 2012-04-30 16:10:29 Obesity affects job prospects for women, study findsObesity discrimination was displayed against women across all job selection criteria, such as starting salary, leadership potential, and likelihood of selecting an obese candidate for the jobPosted by: danica on 2012-04-30 12:17:12 The psychological risks of health staff working at the ICU and strategies to prevent themDepression reaches 20%, of anxiety 7%, and the risk of developing compassion fatigue 12% and burnout 3% in ICU staffPosted by: danica on 2012-04-28 10:01:32 People with balanced time perspective more likely to call themselves contentTo deal well when you walk into any situation, you need to have cognitive flexibility, which may be why people with a balanced time perspective are happiestPosted by: danica on 2012-04-27 10:30:05 Focusing on staff pays offGreat staff benefits means being able to attract and keep the very best workers -- and high quality is not possible without themPosted by: danica on 2012-04-24 10:05:35 Researcher suggests 35-hour workweek for parentsTemporal welfare is not only a matter of how pressed for time a person is, it also has to do with how satisfied you are with your allocation of time for the many aspects of lifePosted by: danica on 2012-04-23 11:46:47 ACOEM announces advocacy agenda: Healthy Workforce NowACOEM believes that its time for all of us in the health care system to recognize the workplace as a critical location for achieving our overall health goals as a nationPosted by: danica on 2012-04-23 09:09:20 Long-term exposure to silica dust increases risk of death in industrial workersIncreasing exposure to silica dust at work increased risk of death from all causes, plus respiratory diseases, respiratory tuberculosis, and cardiovascular diseasePosted by: danica on 2012-04-22 12:07:59 ACOEM calls for integrating workplace health with ACO/PCMH conceptsACOEM suggests that a wide range of current infrastructure resources in the workplace could be leveraged to dramatically extend the impact of PCMH and ACOsPosted by: danica on 2012-04-21 11:52:17 Many employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violenceThe CDC estimates the annual costs of lost productivity due to intimate partner violence victimization at more than $700 million, with more than 7.9 million paid workdays lost per year in the U.S.Posted by: danica on 2012-04-17 12:25:38 One in four call centre workers suffers voice problemsNot helping workers look after their voices is an increasingly serious business riskPosted by: danica on 2012-04-16 10:30:05 Adults experiencing mental illness have higher rates of certain chronic physical illnessesHigher rates of high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke associated with experiencing a serious mental illnesses in the past yearPosted by: danica on 2012-04-11 08:51:01
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