Work, Health and Wellbeing: The Challenges of Managing Health at Work

Book info: Work, Health and Wellbeing: The Challenges of Managing Health at Work (Hardcover, 304 pages) – Policy Press, 2011. Language: English.

The relationship between health and work is widely recognised as complex and multifaceted. In the context of an ageing population our ability to enable people with health issues to continue working is becoming more critical. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life. About the Author Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent.

Chris Phillipson is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has published a number of general books in the field of ageing as well a number of papers on age-friendly issues.