Protecting the public from inhalation hazards
Workers and the general public in the U.S. aren’t getting timely access to respiratory protective devices—face coverings, medical masks, and respirators—to protect against hazards ranging from airborne infections such as SARS-CoV-2 to wildfire smoke to mold growing indoors…
Viewpoint: Improving work and worker health, post-pandemic
Harvard Chan School researchers explored the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of work and worker safety, health, and wellbeing, in a Lancet Public Health article.
Improving the conditions of work for vulnerable populations
Since 2007, the mission of the Center for Work, Health, & Well-being at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has been to identify and promote the workplace policies, programs, and practices that foster safe and healthy working…
“Work Design for Health” framework and toolkit developed by researchers at Harvard Chan School and MIT Sloan School of Management offers employers effective alternative to employee wellness programs
The “Work Design for Health” framework—developed by Harvard Chan School and MIT Sloan School of Management—maps how to create work environments that foster worker health and well-being.
Office air quality may affect employees’ cognition, productivity
The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity, according to new research led by Harvard Chan School.
The contributions of Alice Hamilton, ‘shoe leather epidemiologist’
Alice Hamilton, a leading authority on workplace health and Harvard University’s first female faculty member, was the subject of a recent WBEZ Chicago article.
A call for stronger worker protections from COVID-19 aerosol transmission
Harvard Chan School's David Christiani says that U.S. workers need better protection from aerosol transmission of COVID-19. He is among a group of experts calling for more stringent federal workplace standards.
A primer on the ‘encyclopedia of carcinogens’
At the Cutter lecture, Elisabete Weiderpass, director of the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, discussed the agency's evaluations of data on potentially cancer-causing agents.
Bolstering workers’ well-being amid pandemic disruptions
When coronavirus pandemic lockdowns forced widespread business disruptions, workers lost some of their sense of belonging and connection, according to Harvard Chan School's Eileen McNeely.
What the U.S. did wrong with COVID-19
An article co-authored by Harvard Chan School researchers assessed federal missteps in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic that have led the U.S. to experience some of the most severe outcomes in the world.