Occupational Health Science

At Mid Sweden University, occupational health science examines health-promoting, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects on micro, meso, and macro levels to understand the conditions for a sustainable working life. Research in the field thus contributes to understanding how working life and the labour market affect individuals both within and outside of employment, and how physical, mental, and social well-being can be promoted, ill health prevented, and effective rehabilitation ensured.

The subject studies conditions that influence individual health in relation to paid and unpaid work, as well as organisational and societal aspects related to work and health. By developing and applying research-based methods, principles, concepts, and theories about health and work, occupational health science contributes to a more holistic understanding of well-being, health, and ill health in relation to work and working life.

Occupational health science contributes to the development of working life and society in various ways. Research in the field provides knowledge about the conditions that affect health in relation to factors both within and outside the labour market. Such knowledge can support the understanding and development of sustainable and decent working conditions, which are of great importance to individuals, organisations, and society.