Health-promoting workplaces—international settings development

This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, and examines their history, current status, strategies and models of good practices. This is followed by an overall assessment of the barriers and keys to the success of workplace health promotion and the...

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Published in:Health promotion international 2000-06, Vol.15 (2), p.155-167
Main Authors: Chu, Cordia, Breucker, Gregor, Harris, Neil, Stitzel, Andrea, Gan, Xingfa, Gu, Xueqi, Dwyer, Sophie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crossnational studies
Health promotion
international networks
model of good practice
Networks
PERSPECTIVES
Work site programmes
workplace health promotion
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Summary:This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, and examines their history, current status, strategies and models of good practices. This is followed by an overall assessment of the barriers and keys to the success of workplace health promotion and the presentation of an evaluation framework for assessing workplace health. The paper concludes by pointing to future challenges and priority issues and the need to foster health-promoting workplace networks at various levels in order to facilitate future development.
ISSN:0957-4824
1460-2245
1460-2245
DOI:10.1093/heapro/15.2.155