22 MAR 2023 · 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? Guestshttps://shine.sph.harvard.edu/people/eileen-mcneely/, Founder and Executive Director of https://shine.sph.harvard.edu/, the Health & Sustainability Initiative at the https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/.
- Read a study by Eileen McNeely and SHINE researchers, exploring https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/1/594.
- Read an article by Eileen McNeely discussing https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/opinion-and-blog/business-a-platform-humans-flourishing-now-what-do-we-do
https://directory.hsc.wvu.edu/Profile/75869, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at West Virginia University
- Read a study by Bethany Barone Gibbs and other researchers who explored https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32947805/
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