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Health Promotion in the Workplace

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 3447

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Dr. Veronica Filetti

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Department of Biomedical and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: biomarkers; toxicology; epidemiology; occupational and forensic medicine.
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Prof. Dr. Venerando Antonio Rapisarda

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Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: occupational medicine; health promotion
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Dr. Ermanno Vitale

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Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Interests: ergonomics; occupational toxicology; industrial hygiene; epidemiological and prevention studies on HCWs

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Workplace health promotion is about fostering healthy workplace policies and supportive environments, enhancing positive social conditions, building personal skills and organizational resilience, and promoting healthy lifestyles. Workplace health and comfort programs not only have real potential to positively influence the health of our workforce, but they also make good business sense, increasing employee engagement and team cohesiveness in the short term and leading to reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and an improved corporate image in the longer term.

While individuals make daily choices around their health and comfort, does the research world support healthy decision making in the workplace? Scientific research should be able to make the healthy choice the easy choice. This is a critical path to implementing long-term prevention programs for known workplace health issues.

This Special Issue will update the programs of prevention and protection in the workplaces to defend workers from generic and specific problems encountered in the workplace. What research has been conducted to ensure that each worker goes through the working day pleasantly without having to run into systematic problems that may in the long term cause them a disorder or even a pathology? Are there specific new work-related disorders that need to be addressed by the scientific population? These are the questions we would like to ask the audience of colleagues who deal with this delicate area of research with the aim of integrating the topics of occupational medicine and having a range of tools that can be used when the situation requires it.

Dr. Veronica Filetti
Prof. Dr. Venerando Antonio Rapisarda
Dr. Ermanno Vitale
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • comfort
  • health promotion
  • workplace

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Violence and Clinical Learning Environments in Medical Residencies
by Liz Hamui-Sutton, Francisco Paz-Rodriguez, Alejandra Sánchez-Guzmán, Tania Vives-Varela and Teresa Corona
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(18), 6754; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186754 - 13 Sep 2023
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Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe and analyze residents’ perceptions of characteristics on the expansive/restrictive continuum of their clinical learning environment. Methods: We conducted a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was designed, programmed and applied to residents [...] Read more.
Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe and analyze residents’ perceptions of characteristics on the expansive/restrictive continuum of their clinical learning environment. Methods: We conducted a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was designed, programmed and applied to residents at the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The instrument was structured in eight sections, and for this article, Section 3, which referred to clinical environments and violence was considered. The questionnaire had an 85% response rate, with 12,612 residents from 113 medical units and 78 specialties participating. The reliability and internal consistency measured with alpha omega obtained a value of ω 0.835 (CI; 0.828–0.843). Results: Unpleasant, competitive, tense and conflictive contexts were related to restrictive environments. Sexual orientation influenced the perception of intolerance in the clinical setting with respect to discriminatory comments, such that for gender minorities, the environment was experienced as exclusionary. First-year residents perceived environments as more aggressive, a perception that tended to decrease in later years of residency. Discussion: Abuses in power relations, rigid hierarchical positions and offensive clinical interactions may foster restrictive environments. In such settings, the reproduction of socio-culturally learned violence is feasible; however, asymmetrical relationships may be deconstructed and transformed. Full article
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Exposure to Respirable Particulate Matter and Its Association with Respiratory Outcomes in Beauty Salon Personnel
by Denis Vinnikov, Zhanna Romanova, Aizhan Raushanova, Arailym Beisbekova, Ermanno Vitale, Gulnar Bimuratova and Venerando Rapisarda
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2429; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032429 - 30 Jan 2023
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We aimed to assess exposure to respirable particulate matter (PM) of beauty salon personnel, identify its determinants and ascertain the associated respiratory effects. We collected 122 full-day respirable PM samples from 12 beauty salons (floor area ranging from 24 to 550 m3 [...] Read more.
We aimed to assess exposure to respirable particulate matter (PM) of beauty salon personnel, identify its determinants and ascertain the associated respiratory effects. We collected 122 full-day respirable PM samples from 12 beauty salons (floor area ranging from 24 to 550 m3, staff from 4 to 8) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, taking 10 samples from each place using a portable SidePak AM520 monitor. We also assessed lifestyle (smoking, etc.), respiratory symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) of the personnel using questionnaires. Out of 11,831 5-min data points, daily median respirable PM concentrations were highly variable and ranged from 0.013 to 0.666 mg/m3 with 8.5-times difference in the median concentrations between the venue with the highest median (0.29 mg/m3) and the least median (0.034 mg/m3). In a multivariate linear regression modelling, ambient PM2.5 concentration was the strongest predictor of daily median respirable PM concentration (beta 2.12; 95% CI 1.89; 2.39), and R2 of the model was 0.63. We also found a positive association of the median respirable PM with respiratory symptoms and seasonal allergy, but not with HRQL. Short-term respirable PM levels in the beauty salons may be very high, but the median concentrations are mainly determined by the ambient air pollution. Full article
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