Author/Editor     Fikfak-Dodič, Metoda
Title     Promocija zdravja na delovnem mestu - profit delavca in delodajalca
Translated title     Promoting health at work brings profit to both the employee and employer
Type     članek
Source     Kadri Ljubl
Vol. and No.     , št. mar
Publication year     2002
Volume     str. 36-41
Language     slo
Abstract     The key objectives of promoting health at work are to provide a healthy and safe work environment, preserve capabilities to work, reduce cases of early retirement and excessive sick-leave, prevent industrial injuries, occupational diseases and diseases caused or triggered by certain jobs, environmental factors, lifestyle or social factors, enable an optimal balance between economic interests and working capacities for all employees, and facilitate the production of health-promoting and environmentally-friendly products for humans. Companies play a role especially in the following: the protection of human health against negative influences of the work environment, the promotion of mental health and healthy lifestyles by introducing specific policies of preserving working capabilities and employability throughout one's life. The majority of recent international studies dealing with health-promotion activities in the workplace have produced very positive results in improving both employees' health as well as financial profd. The contribution gives an overview of health-promotion practices in the world and efforts made in Slovenia.
Summary     Bistveni cilji promocije zdravja na delovnem mestu so: omogočiti zdravo in varno delovno okolje, ohranjati delovno sposobnost in zmanjšati prezgodnje upokojevanje, pretirano odsotnost z dela zaradi bolezni, preprečiti poškodbe pri delu, poklicne bolezni ali bolezni, ki bi bile povzročene ali vplivane z delom, okoljem, življenjskim stilom ali socialnimi determinantami, omogočiti optimalno ravnotežje med ekonomskim interesom na eni strani in delovno zmožnostjo na drugi strani za vse zaposlene, ohraniti splošno življenjsko okolje in omogočiti proizvodnjo zdravih in okolju prijaznih produktov za Ijudi. Podjetja sodelujejo predvsem pri: varovanju človekovega zdravja pred negativnimi vplivi delovnega okolja, promociji duševnega zdravja in zdravega načina življenja tako, da uvajajo specifično politiko za ohranjanje delovne sposobnosti in tako tudi zaposljivost skozi celo življenje. Velika večina nedavnih študij v svetu, ki so obravnavale promocijske aktivnosti na delovnem mestu ima pozitivne rezultate, tako glede izboljšanja zdravja delavcev, kot tudi finančnega profita. V prispevku bo prikazan pregled take prakse v svetu in prizadevanja pri nas.
Descriptors     HEALTH PROMOTION
WORKPLACE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION