Ergonomic Health Promotion Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health The Healthier Workforce Center awarded Lucas Carr, professor of Health and Human Physiology, funding for an intervention to help sedentary office workers who are overweight be more active at work. Pedal machines were placed under desks, so workers could exercise while […]
Ergonomics in Nursing Inertial Measurement Units as a Tool for Simultaneous Worker Health Protection and Promotion Nursing is a physical job, and nurses report a high prevalence of occupational injury. In an effort to improve work conditions, hospitals have been moving away from a total patient care model, where a single nurse is assigned to […]