Reducing social inequalities in health: work-related strategies

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Siegrist
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Health Work ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Reducing social inequalities in health: work-related strategies

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (59_suppl) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Siegrist
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Despite reduced health risks in terms of physical and chemical hazards current trends in occupational life continue to contribute to ill health and disease among economically active people. Stress at work plays a crucial role in this respect, as evidenced by recent scientifi c progress. This paper discusses two leading theoretical models of work-related stress, the demand-control model and the model of effort-reward imbalance, and it summarizes available evidence on adverse health effects. As work stress in terms of these models is more prevalent among lower socioeconomic status groups, these conditions contribute to the explanation of socially graded risks of morbidity and mortality in midlife. Implications of this new knowledge for the design and implementation of worksite health-promotion measures are elaborated. In conclusion, it is argued that workplace strategies deserve high priority on any agenda that aims at reducing social inequalities in health.

scholarly journals Explaining social inequalities in health by sleep: the Japanese civil servants study

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sekine ◽  
T. Chandola ◽  
P. Martikainen ◽  
D. McGeoghegan ◽  
M. Marmot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health

Diseguaglianze sociali di salute: lo stigma

2012 ◽  
pp. 114-134
Author(s):  
Cristina Lonardi
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Health Related

This essay offers a reading of the social inequalities in health through the Health Related Stigma perspective, explaining its different meanings and its deeper implications in the lives of those affected by stigma.

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