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Well at work : creating wellbeing in any workspace  Cover Image Book Book

Well at work : creating wellbeing in any workspace / Esther M. Sternberg.

Summary:

"Until recently, few of us thought much about the effects our physical workspace might have on our minds and bodies. COVID-19 changed all that. Suddenly, the office became a danger zone where crowded rooms, contaminated surfaces, and poor ventilation systems increased our risk of infection. Yet it wasn't until we returned to the office after a prolonged period of working from home that most of us became acutely aware of how the environment around us was adversely affecting our energy levels and mood, our ability to focus, and even our physical health. The good news, says integrative health and mind body science design pioneer Dr. Esther Sternberg, is healthy workplaces need not be a luxury. Through groundbreaking research and a trove of insightful stories, Well at Work reveals how the physical environment can either impair or improve our wellbeing across seven domains of integrative health -- stress, sleep, movement, relationships, nutrition, spirituality, and the air we breathe. Whether we work in a typical office building, a co working space, or in our spare bedroom turned home office, Dr. Sternberg shows how we can all design or adapt our workspace to enhance our comfort, productivity, health, and happiness, and to help us be -- and stay -- well at work"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316542685 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
Subject: Work environment.
Work environment > Health.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • Baker & Taylor
    Introducing the people in science and medicine, design and architecture and building sciences who are striving to make workplaces more conducive to wellbeing, this timely book shows you how to design healthy spaces across the seven domains of integrative health to improve stress levels, mood, focus and productivity.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Introducing the people in science and medicine, design and architecture and building sciences who are striving to make workplaces more conducive to wellbeing, this timely book shows you how to design healthy spaces across the seven domains of integrativehealth to improve stress levels, mood, focus and productivity.
  • Grand Central Pub
    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 OWL AWARDS

    Full of science-backed tips on how to design any workspace for physical and emotional wellbeing, “Well at Work helps us thrive wherever we work.” (Arianna Huffington)


    Whether you work in a traditional office or a corner of your bedroom, staying well at work need not be a luxury. But wellness at work isn’t just about staying physically healthy; it’s also about reducing stress and improving mood, focus, energy, and productivity.

    Well at Work reveals how to optimize our workspaces for wellbeing across the seven domains of integrative health: stress and resilience, movement, sleep, relationships, environment, nutrition, and spirituality, and even the air we breathe. You’ll learn:
    • How the environment you work in all day can affect your sleep at night
    • Optimal lighting and noise levels for reducing stress and improving focus
    • How to adjust temperature and humidity to stay alert and protect against infection
    • Why open-plan offices can keep you more active
    • The myriad benefits of access to nature (and how to bring nature indoors)
    • Office layouts that foster social interactions but not distraction
    • Foods to enhance cognitive performance
    • And more

    Along the way, you’ll meet the scientists and doctors, designers and architects, and building science professionals who are striving to make workplaces more conducive to wellbeing. And you’ll glimpse into the future of the workplace, where artificial intelligence and the metaverse will help us create environments that respond to our individual needs.

    Above all, you’ll come away with a menu of simple, “innovative, and often overlooked” (Dr. Richard Carmona) steps anyone can take to be—and stay—well at work.

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