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1Servizio Sovrazonale di Epidemiologia ASL TO3, Grugliasco, TO. carlo.mamo@epi.piemonte.it
Background:
Occupational risks contribute to health inequalities, combined with psychosocial, behavioural, and environmental risk factors. Job Strain is a well-known risk factor for cardio-vascular and psychiatric diseases. Furthermore, stressful conditions at work promote unhealthy life styles. Among workers, sex (female), young age and migration are all causes of health inequalities.
Conclusions:
Although evidence on the effectiveness of workplace interventions for addressing inequalities is limited, equity audits to support decisions need to be implemented in conjunction with workability and health promotion programmes, and simultaneously with measures of an environmental and social nature.
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