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	Podcast:		Harvard Chan: This Week in Health
	Episode:		Is working from home unhealthy?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:19:46
	Publish Date:		2023-03-22 10:00:00
	Description:		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? Guests Eileen 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 University Read a study by Bethany Barone Gibbs and other researchers who explored COVID-19's impact on sedentary behaviors. Credits Host/producer: Anna Fisher-Pinkert The Better Off team: Kristen Dweck, Elizabeth Gunner, Pamela Reynoso, Stephanie Simon, and Ben Wallace Audio engineering and sound design: Kevin O'Connell Additional research: Kate Becker
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