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New Study Shows Improving Nurses’ Work Environments and Staffing Ratios Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions for Medicare Patients

January 10, 2013 | News Release

A study in the current issue of Medical Care suggests that improving nurses’ work environment can help to reduce Medicare readmissions.

Benefit Corporations

January 23, 2012 | Commentary

California and federal regulators agree to collaborate on efforts to eliminate the use and generation of toxic chemicals in making consumer products.

Faces of Public Health: Earl Dotter

May 4, 2012 | New Public Health Post

Dozens of haunting photographs of Americans working at hazardous jobs are currently on display at the David J. Sencer Museum at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s main campus in Atlanta. Called The Quiet Sickness, the exhibit shows jus ...

Workplace Wellness: Perspectives From a University and a Steel Fabrication Company

March 13, 2012 | New Public Health Post

I would say the reason we got into wellness is really for altruistic reasons. It’s just the right thing to do. We really feel strongly about enriching our employees and our shareholders and our customers and our community. That’s a part of our missi ...

Practice Change and Culture Change in Implementing Geriatric Care Initiatives

November 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Recommendations from nurse managers on how to make lasting practice change.

The Need for Improved Surveillance of Occupational Disease and Injury

March 10, 2010 | Commentary

This commentary examines the history of occupational disease and injury surveillance. The authors discuss the early days of federal surveillance efforts, examine barriers to reporting, and assess the current state of federal and state oversight

Addressing Obesity in the Workplace

March 20, 2009 | Journal Article

This article is part of a special issue on obesity in the March 2009 edition of The Milbank Quarterly, available free of charge throughout 2009 at Wiley-Blackwell.

Transforming Hospital Culture

December 16, 2008 | Program Result

In the early 2000s, hospitals began taking steps to improve their organizational culture. They aimed to address several challenges, including patient dissatisfaction, nursing shortages and poor financial performance.

How Does Employment, or Unemployment, Affect Health?

March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief/Infographic

A steady job in safe working conditions can provide numerous benefits critical to maintaining proper health. On the flip side, job loss and unemployment is associated with a variety of negative health effects.

Stable Jobs = Healthier Lives

January 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post/Infographic

“Stable Jobs = Healthier Lives” tells a visual story on the role of employment in the health of our communities.

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