The psychosocial work environment and workplace sedentary behavior as risk factors for type 2 diabetes and CVD

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/540114

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Stressful work environments and sitting down at work are thought to be linked to harmful health behaviors such as lack of exercise and poor diet and also with diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This fellowship will enable me to explore the ways that sedentary behavior and stressful work might affect our health. Findings from this research will be used to develop workplace-based interventions to reduce the harmful effects of work.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $314,967.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology and optometry not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

employment | environmental influences | health inequalities | social determinants of health

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