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Each Chicago-Area Manufacturing Job Adds 2.2 More: Report

Each new manufacturing job in the seven-county Chicago region creates another 2.2 jobs in the region on average, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Averages range from 7.3 additional jobs for each new oil refinery worker to 0.5 additional jobs for each new textile worker.

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Health Experts Say Changes Needed to Ensure Productivity of Aging Workers

Efforts to integrate health protection/promotion programs in the workplace are needed soon if the aging U.S. workforce is to remain competitive, according to recommendations from ACOEM and NIOSH. Recommendations in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine summarize results of a 2-day national summit convened last year.

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New Study Offers Insight Into How to Best Manage Workaholics

Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand. Now, a new Florida State University study offers managers practical ways to help these employees stay healthy and effective on the job.

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Physically -Demanding Jobs Shift Cardiac Rehab Focus

The general training program used by most cardiac rehabs follows national guidelines but these programs often do not meet the various physical requirements of specific workplaces.

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Study: CEOs Who Are Good Matches for Firms Have Higher Initial Compensation

A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides evidence that CEOs who turn out to be successful are the ones who are offered higher compensation packages from their boards at the outset.

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Bangladesh Factory Tragedy Highlights Transparency Issues Within Apparel Industry

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Providing Workplace Wellness Centers Could Backfire

People who signed up for a workplace wellness center but then used it infrequently experienced declines in their mental quality-of-life, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

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'Culture of Health' Project Lowers Employee Health Costs

A comprehensive program focusing on "growing a culture of health" has led to a reduction in employee health costs at PPG Industries, according to a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

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ACOEM Panel Offers Advice on Use of Incentives in Worker Wellness

Workplace health experts at the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's annual meeting shared ideas about how to use outcomes-based incentives fairly and effectively in wellness programming.

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