Here is the information for the NPA Yen/Frank brochure on Work and
Health.  Barbara Krimgold

The National Policy Association's Committee on New American Realities has
published Improving the Health of Working Families: Research Connections
Between Work and Health, by Irene Yen and John Frank. The paper discusses
the current evidence connecting workplace policies and family health,
including the correlation of work-related stress and work absence, job
strain and cardiovascular disease, and the impact of child and elder care
programs. The authors point to the urgent need to address the problem of
inadequate health policy in the workplace.

The report concludes with Further Implications for Policy, by James
Auerbach, which identifies programs and initiatives that are and are not
working. For example, work-life programs developed by companies and unions
that help employees with childcare increase employee satisfaction with their
jobs and overall company morale.  However, many view federal programs such
as the Family and Medical Leave Act as inadequate because the FMLA applies
only to companies employing 50 or more full-time employees, leaving almost
half the U.S. workforce uncovered.

Copies are available for purchase on NPA's Web site, www.npa1.org for a
limited-time introductory price of $7.95. Related NPA publications include:
Income, Socioeconomic Status, and Health; Improving Health: It Doesn't Take
a Revolution; and New Directions: African-Americans in a Diversifying
Nation. Please visit NPA's Web site for more information on other NPA
programs and activities.

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