title: Australian blue-collar men's health and well-being: contextual issues for workplace health promotion interventions.
abstract: In Australia, blue-collar workers are predominantly male and form a unique and large (approximately 30%) subset of the Australian workforce. They exhibit particular health-related issues and, in comparison to other groups, often a lack of health promoting behavior. This article briefly discusses the Australian context and some of the key health issues blue-collar men face, in particular as it relates to construction workers. It reviews the impact of gender and socioeconomic factors in designing workplace health promotion interventions. This article considers practice strategies for health promoters in a specific workplace setting: it looks at meta-factors and industry-based contextual factors, including barriers to implementation and participation, while addressing common misconceptions about Australian blue-collar workers.
authors.affiliation: Incolink, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. karind@incolink.org.au
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Du Plessis
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Corney
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D060389:Construction Industry; D005783:Gender Identity; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace