Archive: 2023

Following the introduction of new uniforms in 2016, American Airlines flight attendants began experiencing rashes, headaches, and breathing problems. One American Airlines flight attendant, Tracey Silver-Charan, told The Washington Post: “My eyes…

A jury in California recently awarded more than $1 million in a verdict against Twin Hill, the maker of airline attendants’ uniforms used by American Airlines crew, due to serious negative health impacts associated with the clothing. Research from the…

A new paper in Building and Environment examines indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and its effects on human well-being in office space.  Objective indoor air quality parameters and their association to respiratory health and well-being among office…

SHINE is pleased to announce that the quarterly online journal Merits (ISSN: 2673-8104), which focuses on contemporary research issues related to enabling people at work to thrive, will publish a special issue on “People—the Next Sustainability…

A new paper in Applied Research in Quality of Life examines cross-cultural comparisons of well-being among factory workers, as measured by the six well-being domains of happiness and life satisfaction, physical and mental health, meaning and purpose,…

We are pleased to share the news that SHINE has joined the Human Flourishing Program at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University to advance a systematic approach to human flourishing at the organizational level. “It is…

SHINE Executive Director Eileen McNeely, Principal Investigator of the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study, is interviewed by BBC News World Service’s Caroline Steel on the health impacts of air travel. Compared to the entirety of human…

A new podcast, Is working from home unhealthy? from Better Off at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explores the upsides and downsides of working from home.  SHINE’s Executive Director Eileen McNeely is interviewed by Better…

A new paper in PLOS ONE explores how working from home (WFH) impacts work engagement, performance and job satisfaction.  “Working from home and subsequent work outcomes: Pre-pandemic evidence,” authored by Ying Chen, Dorota…

A new paper in Social Science & Medicine explores caring climate at work and its impact on work outcomes and employee well-being. “Psychological caring climate at work, mental health well-being, and work-related outcomes: Evidence from a…