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Interventions that facilitate sustainable jobs and have a positive impact on workers' health: An overview of systematic reviews

MM Haby, E Chapman, R Clark, LAC Galvão

Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica Pan American Journal of Public Health | Published : 2016

Abstract

Objective. To identify interventions that facilitate sustainable jobs and have a positive impact on the health of workers in health sector workplaces. Methods. This overview utilized systematic review methods to synthesize evidence from multiple systematic reviews and economic evaluations. A comprehensive search was conducted based on a predefined protocol, including specific inclusion criteria. To be classified as "sustainable," interventions needed to aim (explicitly or implicitly) to 1) have a positive impact on at least two key dimensions of the integrated framework for sustainable development and 2) include measures of health impact. Only interventions conducted in, or applicable to, he..

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This work was funded by PAHO. Apart from the input of the two PAHO authors (EC and LG), the funders did not influence the methods or content of the overview.