Craig Jackson
As Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Craig is interested in the effect of workplaces and working on people’s health and psychological wellbeing. He also increasingly researches the relationship between work and crime – particularly how offenders use their occupations to facilitate offending behaviours and this has led to an increase in research using statistical techniques such as multidimensional scaling of offence behaviours.
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Work matters to individuals and their families. Growing evidence suggests that work can help improve physical and mental health, reduce health inequalities and offer improved opportunities in life. Moreover, some researchers point to a link between healthier and more satisfied employees and higher performance and productivity.
So, whether it is Government, employers, employees or those currently out of work, the whole of society has a stake in the promotion of health and well-being of working age people.
Policymakers are currently developing strategies to improve the health and well-being of current and potential employees. But to succeed these strategies will need collective support from individuals, families, communities and employers. It is vital, therefore, that this ambitious agenda for change is built on a firm evidence base.
Strengthening this evidence base is now a priority. With that aim in mind, this booklet:
1 highlights some current evidence on health, work and well-being
2 outlines the Government vision for improving the health and well-being of people of working age
3 discusses potential interventions to improve health and well-being from the perspective of employers, employees and those currently out of employment
4 identifies topical issues and key areas for future research.