Health promotion involves helping people to
improve their lifestyles - for example, by targeting stress,
physical inactivity, nutrition and weight control, alcohol intake
or smoking. In the workplace it includes:
- an organisational commitment to improving the
health of the workforce
- providing appropriate information and
opportunities to help employees improve their health
- having policies and practices in place to help
employees make healthy choices
- recognising that organisations have an impact on
people, their health and their ability to work effectively.
Adopting a wellness approach requires a
long-term organisational commitment to improving health and
fitness, positioned as part of a proactive attendance management
policy and aligned to corporate goals, values and
objectives.
Health promotion initiatives key points
- There are important business benefits associated
with promoting health at work.
- It is essential to start by securing the
commitment of all key stakeholders, to base activities on an accurate
assessment of needs assessment and to evaluate interventions
appropriately.
- Making a commitment to promoting healthy eating
and addressing physical inactivity can make a contribution to
improving levels of health and fitness at work.
- Different forms of relaxation and massage aim to
reduce stress and improve well-being.
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