Workplace health promotion (WHP) has been defined as the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work.
This is achieved through a combination of
-Improving the work organisation and the working environment
-Promoting the active participation of employees in health activities
-Encouraging personal development
WHP involves:
-Having an organisational commitment to improving the health of the workforce
-Providing employees with appropriate information and establishing comprehensive
-communication strategies
-Involving employees in decision making processes
-Developing a working culture that is based on partnership
-Organising work tasks and processes so that they contribute to, rather than damage, health
-Implementing policies and practices which enhance employee health by making the
-healthy choices the easy choices
-Recognising that organisations have an impact on people and that this is not always
-conducive to their health and well-being
The areas of activity for WHP include life-styles, ageing, corporate culture including staff leadership, staff development, work-life balance, mental health and stress, wellness, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), nutrition and health.
Matthieu Poirot
Expert en qualité de vie au travail, leadership et développement organisationnel
Expert in Quality of Life at Work, Leadership and Organizational Development
©Matthieu Poirot,2007-2016.
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