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Reducing social inequalities in health: work-related strategiesDepartment of Medical Sociology, University of Düsseldorf, Germany, siegrist{at}uni-duesseldorf.de Despite reduced health risks in terms of physical and chemical hazards current trends in occupational life continue to contribute to ill health and disease among economically active people. Stress at work plays a crucial role in this respect, as evidenced by recent scientifi c progress. This paper discusses two leading theoretical models of work-related stress, the demand-control model and the model of effort-reward imbalance, and it summarizes available evidence on adverse health effects. As work stress in terms of these models is more prevalent among lower socioeconomic status groups, these conditions contribute to the explanation of socially graded risks of morbidity and mortality in midlife. Implications of this new knowledge for the design and implementation of worksite health-promotion measures are elaborated. In conclusion, it is argued that workplace strategies deserve high priority on any agenda that aims at reducing social inequalities in health.
Key Words: demand-control • effort- reward imbalance • health promotion • social inequalities • workplace.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 30, No. 59 suppl,
49-53 (2002) This article has been cited by other articles:
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