Promoting Health for Working Women
Contributors: Athena Linos (Editor); Wilhelm Kirch (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780387730370
Subjects: Personal & public health; Women's studies; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Mental Health; Public Health; EU; Medical / Public Health; gender; global health; health education; health promotion; occupational health; prevention; safety; women; women's health; work
Description: "Based on European health initiatives on reducing workplace risks and promoting workplace health, Promoting Health for Working Women focuses on issues that predominantly or exclusively affect women, or have gender-specific implications because of differences or special circumstances that exist at the workplace. The editors and their twenty collaborators combine theoretical, research, and practical perspectives to create a framework for studying female workers[alpha] health issues and risks. The methodology for organizing on-site health promotion interventions at the workplace is presented in detail, taking into consideration the key issues women face."