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Healthy Work, Healthy Heart? The Role of Job Characteristics in Promoting Heart Health
Susan E Peters1, Stephanie M Neidlinger2, Barrak Alahmad3
1Harvard Center for Work, Health & Wellbeing, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death among workers, yet the role of work conferring increased risk as well as opportunities for prevention are often overlooked. This chapter explores job characteristics and worker demographic factors that shape cardiovascular health. Key risk factors include long work hours, shift work, high psychological demands with low autonomy, workplace incivility and bullying, poor work-life balance, and environmental hazards, including chemical agents, noise, and air pollution. Chronic exposure to adverse working conditions triggers sustained stress responses while fostering unhealthy coping behaviors. Yet thoughtful work design can also promote heart health.
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