Pre-conference: Planetary health - impacts on our health, well-being, and work (SSWH)

Tuesday 11 November, 09:00 – 17:00 Helsinki time
(with network lunch at 12:30)

Organised by

EUPHA Social security, work and health section

Background

Climate change is impacting working life in various ways, with both immediate and long-term consequences for workers. This pre-conference focuses on the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on work and health, and how climate change affects wider societal measures, such as work ability and sickness absence.

This pre-conference will offer state-of-the-art presentations of the most recent knowledge on climate change, working life and health and gives participants the opportunity to participate in the discussions and reflect on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the working life and health context. The pre-conference will include several presentations ranging from large register-based studies on mental health and sickness absence to survey findings on climate anxiety and work ability, with round-table discussions between participants on current issues.

Preliminary programme

09:00 Welcome and introduction to the day – Marianna Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland

09:05 What do we know about the link between climate change, work and health?  Marianna Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland

10:45 The impact of environment-related emotions on the ability to work or study and well-being across diverse occupational fields - Katriina Hyvönen and Julija Chichaeva, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland

11:30 Climate worry and mental health: the roles of pro-environmental behavior and efficacy-based hope as coping strategies - Veera Nieminen, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 Weather warning services to prevent health risks - Reija Ruuhela, Finnish Meteorological Institute

14:00 Roundtable discussion, topic 1: Climate change, work and health in different parts of the world

15:15 Roundtable discussion, topic 2: Climate emotions and the workplace

16:00 Roundtable discussion, topic 3: Climate change mitigation and prevention of health risks in the workplace

16:45 Wrap-up of the day 

Registration

The registration fee is EUR 160. Networking lunch and refreshments are included.
All registered delegates are invited to a dinner at delegates’ own cost.