The occupational health of Santa Claus

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Previous publications in the field of Santa studies have not focused on health and safety issues arising from Santa’s workplace activities. However, it should be acknowledged that unique occupational hazards exist for Santa Claus. Major occupational health issues affecting Santa are discussed, along with suggestions for future research directions.

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Work Stress as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

Mika Kivimäki, Ichiro Kawachi (2015)

The role of psychosocial work stress as a risk factor for chronic disease has been the subject of considerable debate. Many researchers argue in support of a causal connection while others remain skeptical and have argued that the effect on specific health conditions is either negligible or confounded. This review of evidence from over 600,000 men and women from 27 cohort studies in Europe, the USA and Japan suggests that work stressors, such as job strain and long working hours, are associated with a moderately elevated risk of incident coronary heart disease and stroke. The excess risk for exposed individuals is 10–40 % compared with those free of such stressors. Differences between men and women, younger versus older employees and workers from different socioeconomic backgrounds appear to be small, indicating that the association is robust. Meta-analyses of a wider range of health outcomes show additionally an association between work stress and type 2 diabetes, though not with common cancers or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggesting outcome specificity. Few studies have addressed whether mitigation of work stressors would reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In view of the limited interventional evidence on benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness, definitive recommendations have not been made (e.g. by the US Preventive Services Taskforce) for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease via workplace stress reduction. Nevertheless, governments are already launching healthy workplace campaigns, and preventing excessive work stress is a legal obligation in several countries. Promoting awareness of the link between stress and health among both employers and workers is an important component of workplace health promotion.

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Systematic surveillance of injuries and illnesses is the foundation for developing preventive measures in sport.

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Association of Rotating Night Shift Work with BMI and Abdominal Obesity among Nurses and Midwives

Beata Peplonska, Agnieszka Bukowska, Wojciech Sobala (2015)

Background Mounting epidemiological evidence suggests that night shift work may contribute to the etiology of increased body weight. The present study aimed to examine association between rotating night shift work and body mass index (BMI), and abdominal adiposity respectively among nurses and midwives. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 724 female nurses and midwives, aged 40-60 years (354 rotating night shift and 370 daytime workers) in Łódź, Poland, between 2008 and 2011. Information about occupational history and potential confounders was collected during personal interviews. Anthropometric measurements of body weight, height, waist (WC) and hip (HC) circumference were made, and body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. GLM regression models and multinomial logit regression models were fitted to explore the association between night shift work and anthropometric parameters, with adjustment for age, body silhouette at age 20, current smoking status, packyears, marital status, and menopausal hormone therapy use. Results Cumulative night shift work showed significant associations with BMI, WC, HC and WHtR, with BMI increasing by 0.477 kg/m2 per 1000 night duties and by 0.432 kg/m2 per 10000 night shift hours, WC increasing respectively by 1.089 cm and 0.99 cm, and HC by 0.72 cm and WHtR by 0.007 cm for both metrics. Both current and cumulative night work was associated with obesity (BMI≥30kg/m2), with OR=3.9 (95%CI:1.5-9.9), in women reporting eight or more night shifts per month. Conclusion The results of the study support the previously reported relations between night shift work and development of obesity.

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Sebastian Straube:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-0398

+1-780-248-1815 , straube@ualberta.ca

Xiangning Fan: x.fan@ualberta.ca

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Occup Med Toxicol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Occup Med Toxicol

Title: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London, England)

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1745-6673

Publication date (Electronic): 10 December 2015

Publication date PMC-release: 10 December 2015

Publication date Collection: 2015

Volume: 10

Electronic Location Identifier: 44

Affiliations

Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 5-30 University Terrace, 8303-112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4 Canada

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Sebastian Straube http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-0398

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Publisher ID: 86

DOI: 10.1186/s12995-015-0086-1

PMC ID: 4676089

SO-VID: 9b4be9a3-2bf8-4293-9fa6-a0ab4612eaa6

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