This webinar summarizes the role of work conditions in the causation of chronic mental and physical illness and describes the work stressors resulting from unhealthy working conditions. Dr. Schnall will present evidence for the role for work stressors in the etiology of hypertension and document their costs. He will also describe steps to prevent these outcomes, drawing from the findings of the Healthy Work Survey developed and utilized by the Healthy Work Campaign.
At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
Recognize the major sources of work-related stress that contribute to burn out and cardiovascular disease or its components
Identify the intervention research models that have been successful in reducing workplace stressors and workplace illnesses
Use the Healthy Work Survey and other tools to determine sources of stress that may contribute to chronic illness in the workplace
Dr. Peter Schnall is the Co-Director of the Healthy Work Campaign, as well as the Founder and Director of the Center for Social Epidemiology. An internist and epidemiologist, Peter has been studying the impact of working conditions on the development of hypertension among workers for over 40 years, as well as promoting increasing awareness among students, colleagues and the public of the important role psychosocial work stressors play in the development of chronic mental and physical illnesses. Dr. Schnall leads the academic interdisciplinary research team that includes himself, Marnie Dobson, Paul Landsbergis, Pouran Faghri, Ellen Rosskam, David LeGrande, Viviola Gomez-Ortiz, and Juan Gabriel Ocampo Palacio. Peter’s role as Co-Director of the Healthy Work Campaign includes supervising the HWC in collaboration with the HWC team, developing contacts and relationships with potential HWC partners, and as a writer of web pages, blogs, and other materials to promote the Campaign.
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.
In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.
If you're not able to attend the live presentation, no problem! We record most presentations and will host them on our website provided we have permission to do so. Presentation recordings are not eligible for Certificates of Completion.
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Michelle Meyer at (510) 642-8365 or mmeyer@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
The California Labor Lab is a collaboration among investigators at UCSF, UC Berkeley, and the California Department of Public Health. The Lab is housed at the Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. Our mission is to extend the pursuit of health and safety for workers in traditional employment to those in a wide range of alternative arrangements in partnership with affected communities.
