Physically Demanding Work and Physical Activity in Health Care Workers: Developing Key Messages for Integrated Interventions

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• Personal Author:
  Arias O ; Dennerlein J ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stoffel S ; Umukoro P
• Description:
  This presentation seeks to answer the following research question: How does work of physically demanding jobs in patient care units contribute to workers' moderate and vigorous levels of activity? Messages for interventions: Work is demanding, but it contributes at best about 20% of the recommended levels. Demands are below moderate activity. Have to do more? Fatigued? Creative solutions needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Activity Levels Health Care Workers Intervention Physical Exercise Total Worker Health TWH
• Publisher:
  Harvard School of Public Health Center for Work, Health & Well-being
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061461
• Citation:
  2012 Total Worker Health(TM) Symposium - Safe, Healthy and Cost-Effective Solutions, November 29-December 1, 2012, Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa City, IA: Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, 2012 Nov; :1-15
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  2012 Total Worker Health(TM) Symposium - Safe, Healthy and Cost-Effective Solutions, November 29 - December 1, 2012, Iowa City, Iowa
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224990/cdc_224990_DS1.pdf
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