Listen "Is working from home unhealthy?"
Episode Synopsis
Working from home has its perks: Better coffee, easy commute, no fluorescent lighting. But, as any home office worker can tell you, there are also downsides: No more office social hours, no more ergonomic chairs, and no more quiet train rides to catch up on your podcasts. In this episode of the Better Off podcast, we’ll ask: Is working from home good or bad for our health? GuestsEileen McNeely, Founder and Executive Director of SHINE, the Health & Sustainability Initiative at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.Read a study by Eileen McNeely and SHINE researchers, exploring associations between the importance of well-being domains and the subsequent experience of well-being.Read an article by Eileen McNeely discussing business as a platform for human flourishing.Bethany Barone Gibbs, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at West Virginia UniversityRead a study by Bethany Barone Gibbs and other researchers who explored COVID-19's impact on sedentary behaviors.CreditsHost/producer: Anna Fisher-PinkertThe Better Off team: Kristen Dweck, Elizabeth Gunner, Pamela Reynoso, Stephanie Simon, and Ben WallaceAudio engineering and sound design: Kevin O'ConnellAdditional research: Kate Becker
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