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Graphene oxide/MIL 101(Cr) (GO/MOF) nano-composite for adsorptive removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 D) from aqueous media: synthesis, characterization, kinetic and isotherm studies

Water Science and Technology, 2022
Contamination of water resources with various pollutants and therefore lack of clean water resources are major problems that threaten many human societies.
Shokooh Sadat Khaloo, Amin Bagheri, Reza Gholamnia, Reza Saeedi   +3 more
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Health-Promoting Workplaces

, 2022
The world of work is undergoing profound changes, not least the transformative effect of new technology, changing demographics (ILO, 2019, The future of work. https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/future-of-work/lang%2D%2Den/index.htm), and climate change and the shift toward the green economy These mega-trends are affecting ideas of what a job is, what ...
Kuhn, K, Chu, C
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Development of the Workplace Health Savings Calculator:A practical tool to measure economic impact from reduced absenteeism and staff turnover in workplace health promotion Public Health [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Workplace health promotion is focussed on improving the health and wellbeing of workers. Although quantifiable effectiveness and economic evidence is variable, workplace health promotion is recognised by both government and business ...
A Brooks, A Rongen, AB Schultz, Alison Venn, Andrew J. Palmer, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, C Cancelliere, C Chu, Carl Cazaly, Carole Owen, D Lerner, Department of Business Innovation and Skills, EB Faragher, G Johns, J Grossmeier, KC Osilla, Kristy Sanderson, M Koopmanschap, M Williden, MF Drummond, RZ Goetzel, RZ Goetzel, S Baxter, S Wang, SH Malik, Sharon Campbell, Siyan Baxter, W Zhang, WN Burton   +33 more
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Strategies for Worksite Health Interventions to Employees with Elevated Risk of Chronic Diseases

Safety and Health at Work, 2017
Chronic disease rates have become more prevalent in the modern American workforce, which has negative implications for workplace productivity and healthcare costs.
Lu Meng, Marilyn B. Wolff, Kelly A. Mattick, David M. DeJoy, Mark G. Wilson, Matthew Lee Smith   +5 more
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Solving the problem of smoking in the Polish enterprises during 2003–2015

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2018
Objectives Tobacco smoking is a major organizational, economical, and public relations-related (PR-related) problem for the company. Moreover, it is an important health determinant of the working population.
Elżbieta Korzeniowska, Krzysztof Puchalski   +1 more
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Health ambassadors in the workplace: a health promotion intervention mobilizing middle managers and RE-AIM evaluation of outcomes

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The workplace provides an ideal setting for health promotion, as adults spend most of their day at work. Middle managers hold a strategic position to lead workplace health promotion.
Keren L. Greenberg, Milka Donchin, Elisheva Leiter, Donna R. Zwas   +3 more
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Obstacles to the development of workplace health promotion in Poland – the perspective of companies’ representatives

Medycyna Pracy, 2020
Background The aim of the paper is to present the barriers and difficulties faced by companies in Poland in their employee health promotion activities.
Krzysztof Puchalski, Elżbieta Korzeniowska   +1 more
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Normative data for handgrip strength in Iranian healthy children and adolescents aged 7–18 years: comparison with international norms

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background Grip strength is an essential component of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to develop normative handgrip strength data for Iranian healthy boys and girls comparing their handgrip strength with international reference values ...
Sajjad Rostamzadeh, Mahnaz Saremi, Alireza Abouhossein, Shahram Vosoughi, Johan F. M. Molenbroek   +4 more
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Identifying health promotion needs among prison staff in three English prisons: results from a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2012
Prisons are seen as a (temporary) home and community for offenders, yet they also have a dual role as a workplace for prison staff. This article explores how the "healthy settings" philosophy, commonly used in schools, applies in the prison environment ...
Woodall, J
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Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators [PDF]

, 2011
In efforts to respond to key government public health initiatives for settings-based health promotion, the ‘Workplace Health Champion’ role has emerged as a method of promoting health within the UK healthcare setting.
Blake, Holly, Chambers, D.
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