Work, Health and Wellbeing Unit

Our research

Our research helps shape policy and practice to protect people from harmful effects of work, while fostering its health-promoting qualities. Healthy work promotes physical, mental, economic and social wellbeing and in turn the health and wellbeing of families, communities and societies. While it is well-established that healthy workers are more productive, poor working conditions continue to be a major contributor to illness and injury burdens, and health inequalities worldwide.

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Workplace health and wellbeing programs need to address three main factors... First, protect health by reducing work-related risks to health. Second, promote health by developing the positive aspects of work as well as worker strengths and positive capacities, and third, address health problems as they manifest at work regardless of cause.

PROFESSOR TONY LAMONTAGNE

Professor Of Work, Health And WellBeing