Benefits of health promoting workplaces

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3: Health promoting workplaces

Benefits of health promoting workplaces

Creating an environment conducive to health and improving workers’ knowledge and skills to manage their own health, benefits both the workers and the workplace. It can bring about positive changes that support the overall success of an organisation, such as:  

  • Improved health and well-being;
  • Reduced absenteeism and staff turnover;
  • Lower health care and insurance costs;
  • Better working relationships;
  • Improved staff morale and a better working atmosphere;
  • Higher productivity and improved organisational performance; and
  • Better overall image of the organisation.

On this page (HR module) you can read more about the success factors of

Workplace health promotion is the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work. This can be achieved through a combination of (1) improving the work organisation and the working environment; (2) promoting active participation; and (3) encouraging personal development. (Source)

programmes.

Here you can find examples of

Workplace health promotion is the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work. This can be achieved through a combination of (1) improving the work organisation and the working environment; (2) promoting active participation; and (3) encouraging personal development. (Source)

programmes that have been developed and implemented by different organisations.