HTHSCI 1RR3 - Unit 4: Work & Health
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What can unemployment lead to? - ANSWER-Material & social deprivation
-Psychological stress
-Adoption of health-threatening coping behaviours
What is unemployment associated with? - ANSWERPhysical & mental health
problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, increased suicide rates)
What does the OECD do? - ANSWERProvide guidelines that sets the standard for
responsible business conduct across a range of issues (e.g., human & labour rights,
the environment)
How does Canada rank in the OECD for employment protection & temporary worker
benefits? - ANSWER35/36 nations
What does job insecurity cause? - ANSWERBurnout, mental/psychological
problems, poor management of overall health, decreased sleep/quality of sleep
What is OECD? - ANSWEROrganization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Why are working conditions important to SDoH? - ANSWER-Large amount of time
spent in workplace
-People already vulnerable will likely experience health-threatening working
conditions
What are the key work dimensions shaping health outcomes? - ANSWER-Job strain
-Effort-Reward imbalance
-Organizational justice
-Work hours
-Status inconsistency
-Precarious work
What does income security do? - ANSWEREnables economic inclusion
(*undereducation/impoverished women might leave labour force; social stigma of
basic income)
What is intersectionality? - ANSWERThe interconnected nature of social
categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or
group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of
discrimination or disadvantage
What does precarious employment mean? - ANSWERWork is uncertain, insecure,
and unstable
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What can unemployment lead to? - ANSWER-Material & social deprivation
-Psychological stress
-Adoption of health-threatening coping behaviours
What is unemployment associated with? - ANSWERPhysical & mental health
problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, increased suicide rates)
What does the OECD do? - ANSWERProvide guidelines that sets the standard for
responsible business conduct across a range of issues (e.g., human & labour rights,
the environment)
How does Canada rank in the OECD for employment protection & temporary worker
benefits? - ANSWER35/36 nations
What does job insecurity cause? - ANSWERBurnout, mental/psychological
problems, poor management of overall health, decreased sleep/quality of sleep
What is OECD? - ANSWEROrganization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Why are working conditions important to SDoH? - ANSWER-Large amount of time
spent in workplace
-People already vulnerable will likely experience health-threatening working
conditions
What are the key work dimensions shaping health outcomes? - ANSWER-Job strain
-Effort-Reward imbalance
-Organizational justice
-Work hours
-Status inconsistency
-Precarious work
What does income security do? - ANSWEREnables economic inclusion
(*undereducation/impoverished women might leave labour force; social stigma of
basic income)
What is intersectionality? - ANSWERThe interconnected nature of social
categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or
group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of
discrimination or disadvantage
What does precarious employment mean? - ANSWERWork is uncertain, insecure,
and unstable
