Athena Linos, Wilhelm Kirch, editors ; foreword by Karen Messing.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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New York, NY :
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Springer,
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c2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxiv, 338 p. :
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ill. (some col.) ;
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25 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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"Stavros Niarchos Foundation"--Cover.
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"The HPROWOMEN project and current publications received funding from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and from the European Union/DG Health and Consumer Protection/Health Programme..."--T.p. verso.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Pt. 1. General principles and concepts. Introduction to health promotion for working women: a methodology / Pania Karnaki ... [et al.] -- The legal context for workplace safety and health promotion: thinking of women / Ioannis Polychronakis ... [et al.] -- Pt. 2. Specific health topics. Workplace health promotion interventions concerning women workers' occupational hazards / Ioannis Polychronakis ... [et al.] -- Mental health disorders and work-life balance / Natalie M. Schmitt, Andreas Fuchs and Wilhelm Kirch -- Musculoskeletal disorders / Verka Koytcheva ... [et al.] -- Work-related violence, bullying, and sexual harassment / Kaisa Kauppinen and Tarita Tuomola -- Promoting health for working women: communicable diseases / Sotirios Tsiodras -- Screening at the workplace and female employees / Elena Riza and Athena Linos -- Pt. 3. Women's reproductive health issues. Workplace health promotion aiming at safe working environments for pregnant women / Alex Burdorf and Goedele Geuskens -- Workplace health promotion aimed at increasing breastfeeding / Goedele Geuskens and Alex Burdorf -- Pt. 4. Lifestyle determinants. Promoting tobacco awareness and smoking cessation for working women / Sherry Merkur -- Women, health, and alcohol-related harm / Kaisa Kauppinen and Tarita Tuomola -- Promoting physical activity and a healthy diet among working women / Gemma Janer and Manolis Kogevinas.