Please note that participation in this event is by invitation only.
With quality of work, productivity, public health and closing the disability employment gap higher on the policy agenda, there is a need for more precise research on the complex relationship between health and the fast changing nature of employment.
Traditionally, links between work and health have been examined through self-reported measures of health and health functioning in population surveys (which can contain distortions) or through employer surveys. Combining rich employment and other information on work with biological information, in particular the collection of physical measurements and biological markers (indicators that a biological process in the body has happened or is ongoing) through large longitudinal studies, is offering the prospect of better understanding the association between environmental factors and health – and the possible causal pathways and transmission mechanisms at play.
This event will bring together policy advisors and researchers from across government departments, public health agencies, Health and Safety Executive, human resource professionals, local economic development and health organisations, transport bodies, trade unions and charities. The purpose of the event is to:
- hear about leading edge biosocial research findings from his emerging field of social science;
- discuss policy implications flowing from the research;
- learn about biosocial research and discuss the opportunities and barriers to policy adoption
The programme for the roundtable is available here.
During the roundtable researchers will be presenting their biosocial research findings. If you would like to read the papers you can find them here:
