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2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA 4.21y
GPA Objective	GPA objective 4: to provide and communicate evidence for action and practice
CC or NGO Name	Asociación Chilena de Seguridad
Project title	Research on occupational health
Keywords	Research, occupational health, environmental health
Project leader Email address	Dr. Gustavo Contreras [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)
Other partners	ACHS Scientific and Technological Foundation
Funding	Annual contribution being made by the Asociación Chilena de Seguridad Additional resources will be received from Chilean companies through a government program to promote research at enterprise level Currently mining companies are funding some of the most important research projects at the Foundation. Results are for enterprise and for public use national and international funding entities.
Objective of the project	To promote and perform research on occupational and environmental health
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Papers from individual projects This is a continues activity that will go on after 2012
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Workers both regional and global
Summary of the project	The Asociación Chilena de Seguridad will continue promoting research on occupational and environmental problems affecting Chilean companies. To achieve this goal the foundation will help researchers to elaborate, execute and publish their projects. Networking will be promoted to increase the research capacity of less experienced researchers. Foundation efforts will focus on presenteeism, human work at high altitude, eradication of silicosis, sleep disorders and work and psychosocial problems at the workplace.
Dissemination	Paho's documents Ciencia& Trabajo journal Achs web site Fundación Científica web site Regional and International meetings
Impact (global or regional)	Both Regional and Global
Progress
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2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA 4.21z
GPA Objective	GPA objective 4: to provide and communicate evidence for action and practice Priority 4.2
CC or NGO Name	Asociación Chilena de Seguridad
Project title	Occupational and environmental health journal for Latin America (C&T, Ciencia y Trabajo [science and work])
Keywords	Occupational and environmental health journal
Project leader Email address	Dr. Gustavo Contreras
Partners (of the CC Network)	None
Other partners	None
Funding	Asociación Chilena de Seguridad
Objective of the project	To improve the technical quality of the journal and to promote it among the scientific community and Latin American workers.
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	The journal itself This a continues activity
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Latin American researchers and workers
Summary of the project	This journal has the mission of spreading scientific knowledge on occupational and environmental health issues generated or important for Latin American workers. The target public are the occupational and environmental researchers, specially those working at Latin American countries, and the workers who contribute to increase the scientific knowledge and need its results to improve their quality of life. This journal is being distributed through internet free of charge
Dissemination	The journal itself
Impact (global or regional)	Regional
Progress
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2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA4.21aa New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Shift time work
GPA Objective and Action	4:1
Priority Initiative	WHO
Responsible CC or NGO Name	NIOH Norway
Project leader	Kjuus, Helge ; Director of Department; cand. med; dr. med; Dept of Medicine and Epidemiology, [e-mail]
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	-
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project	Cancer Registry of Norway, Kristina Kjærheim, [e-mail]
Summary of the project	Shift time work, breast cancer and clock genes (genetic susceptibility). Evidence based practical research on an emerging issue – shift time work/work time and health effects. New insight into the relationship between night work, breast cancer and clock gene polymorphism.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Nurses and nurses aids, Authorities, Employers organizations, Workers organizations
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	Contribution as partners in a research study on shift work and breast cancer in Polish nurses (Polish-Norwegian Research Fund project). Mid-term-meeting September 2009 Participation in IARC work-shop on Shiftwork Exposure Assessment 2009;Participation at 19^th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time; Participation at conference July 2009 at Gordon Research Conference center “Molecular Mechanisms Of Circadian Clocks
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	Scientific publications Literature Review 2009
Indicators of achievement (impact)	Publishing rate
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	By the end of 2009 – end of data collection 2010 – 2012 – articles/analysis
Public health impact	Norwegian authorities and different stakeholders have been informed, and taken a great interest in, the results from the literature study. There is an increasing interest in the society in a potential association between shift/night work and cancer risk.
Funding source(s)	Public
Dissemination	Media, NIOH Web, Conferences, etc.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Scientific publications Literature Review 2009

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA4.21ab New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Social inequalities in health
GPA Objective and Action	4:3
Priority Initiative	WHO HQ
Responsible CC or NGO Name
Project leader	Petter Kristensen [e-mail]
Network partners	-
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	-
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project	Norwegian Defence, Military Epidemiology, Tor Bjerkedal, John Ivar Brevik The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Randi Selmer [e-mail]
Summary of the project	To better understand the role of social and health background on function at work (work participation, sickness absence, disability), and the role of work participation on subsequent health (cause-specific mortality, cancer incidence, other). Gathering and analyzing data, provide research based evidence, advice the authorities, identify knowledge- gaps.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	General public. Authorities. Labour-organizations.
Events-opportunities for furthering the project
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	4 scientific articles
Indicators of achievement (impact)	Articles in press or published articles
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	EPICOH Taiwan 2010, ICOH Mexico 2012, National Conferences
Public health impact	Inclusive Worklife is one of the major Governmental actions within working life - to prevent inequalities in health in general.
Funding source(s)	Public
Dissemination	Scientific and popular publications, NIOH web pages, other media, conferences
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	PhD dissertation 2008 (Hans Magne Gravseth); 15 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals 2004-2009 (of which 3 in press); 15 presentations at international or national conferences 2004-2009
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Five scientific peer-reviewed articles

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA4.21ac New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Work-related health inequalities in Spain
GPA Objective and Action	Objective 4: To provide and communicate evidence for action and practice.
Priority Initiative
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Public Health Agency of Barcelona
Project leader	Lucía Artazcoz
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	EURO
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Spanish Ministry of Health
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project
Summary of the project	The Occupational Health Department of Barcelona has collaborated in the design of the 2006 Spanish Health Survey by incorporating, among other changes, more questions related to occupational health and to work -related gender inequalities in health. Now, we are in charge of conducting several studies based on this dataset about these issues. Some of the topics we are analysing are the impact of early retirement on health status and gender inequalities in the impact of unemployment and job flexibility on health status.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Labour and Health Ministries, employees and employers.
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	Different meetings and congress.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	At least three articles published in scientific journals
Indicators of achievement (impact)	2010: 1^st article 2011: 2^nd article 2012: 3^rd article
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Understanding these topics can help to design labour and occupational policies in order to improve workers’ health.
Public health impact	Spanish Ministry of Health and Public Health Agency of Barcelona
Funding source(s)	At least three articles published in scientific journals
Dissemination	Through scientific articles, internet, participation in congress and other events.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	At least three articles published in scientific journals

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA 4.21ad New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Impact of long working hours in health status
GPA Objective and Action	Objective 4: To provide and communicate evidence for action and practice.
Priority Initiative
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Public Health Agency of Barcelona
Project leader	Lucía Artazcoz
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	EURO
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Catalonian Ministry of Health
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project
Summary of the project	The Occupational Health Department of Barcelona has collaborated in the design of the 2006 Catalonian Health Survey by incorporating, among other changes, more questions related to occupational health and to work -related gender inequalities in health. Now we are analyzing this dataset from an occupational health point of view. We are focusing our analysis in the impact of long working hours on health status. An article was already published in 2007 about this topic with the previous 2002 Catalonian Health Survey (Artazcoz L, Cortès I, Borrell C, Escribà-Agüir V, Cascant L. Gender perspective in the analysis of the relationship between long workhours, health and health-related behavior. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2007;33:344-50.)
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Labour and Health Ministries, employees and employers.
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	Different meetings and congress.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	Two articles published in scientific journals
Indicators of achievement (impact)	Articles in scientific journals
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	2009: 1^st article 2010: Presentation of results in a Spanish Congress of Public Health 2011: 2^nd article
Public health impact	Understanding these topics can help to design labour and occupational policies in order to improve workers’ health.
Funding source(s)	Public Health Agency of Barcelona
Dissemination	Through scientific articles, internet, participation in congress and other events.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012