8 Flashcards
As an optimization of the workplace sleep support feature, what is one item that must be provided for occupants?
Sleep pod. (Other options include couch, cushioned roll-out mat, fully reclining chair and hammock.
What are the benefits of adequate sleep?
Adequate sleep improves mental health and is necessary for maintaining sustained mental and physical performance throughout the day. It can also help prevent unhealthy weight gain.
What are risks associated with insufficient sleep?
Insufficient sleep has been associated with a higher risk of depression, diabetes, heart attack, hypertension and stroke.
What are the negative health outcomes of business travel?
Research from the world bank indicates that business travel is associated with higher total medical claim costs related to stress. Also, the main stressors of business travel are impacts on family and personal life, jet lag, increased workload upon return and isolation from family and friends.
To qualify for health benefits Optimization, what are the benefits that employers should provide?
Employers should provide at least three of the following to employees: employer based health insurance for part and full time workers as well as spouses and dependents. They should provide flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, on-site immunizations or time off during workday to receive immunizations and/or workplace policies that encourage ill employees to stay home or work remotely.
What is a behavior therapy technique that can help with weight loss and weight maintenance programs?
Monitoring food intake
What is one of the most damage manifestations of stress?
Substance addiction
According to the Mental Health Foundation, what are the benefits of volunteering and helping others?
Helping others increases social support by increasing feelings of belonging, while decreasing feelings of isolation and loneliness.
What are the programs that an entity seeking WELL certification or WELL compliance must participate in?
An entity must participate in either the Just program operated by the International Living Future Institute or Sustainability reporting following the G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines organize by the Global Reporting Initiative.
What is the definition of a collaboration zone?
A physical area within a building that encourages group interplay and discussion through its strategic layout and design.
What is a Health Product Declaration (HPD)?
A standard format for reporting product content and associated health information for building products and materials
What does it mean when an individual is immuno-compromised?
An inability to develop a normal immune response, usually as a result of disease, malnutrition or medical therapy that affects the immune system.
What are nanoparticles?
Particles that are between 1 and 100 nanometers in size
When is Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) achieved?
PCO is achieved when you combine UV light rays with a TiO2-coated filter.
What are common allergens?
Pollen, animal dander, house dust, feathers and various foods.
