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KMID : 0904520150390010025
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Health and Medical Sociology
2015 Volume.39 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.47
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Trends of Workplace Health Promotion Models and Strategies
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Yoo Seung-Hyun
Jekarl Jung
Kim Hye-Kyeong
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Abstract
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A safe and healthy work environment is a human right, supported by legal regulations in many countries. Research asserts that workplace health promotion reduces sick leave and medical expenditure thus contributes to productivity. In this perspective this study examines the models of workplace health promotion suggested internationally to identify core areas and strategies of workplace health promotion. Programs and research on workplace health promotion, both domestic and international, are reviewed in an attempt to find a direction to promising workplace health promotion for the well-being of workplaces, employees, and communities. The recent international workplace health promotion models, suggested by WHO, NIOSH, and European organizations, respectively, consistently emphasize addressing issues associated with organizational culture, psychosocial health at work, and employee participation for workplace health. Nevertheless, workplace health promotion programs in the U.S. and in Korea so far have focused on disease prevention and healthier behavior practices of employees. Comprehensive ecological approaches to workplace health promotion are emphasized and anticipated based on the aforementioned recent workplace health promotion models, which encompass organizational, environmental, and policy strategies beyond individual level interventions. Future research is warranteed for long-term effects and cost-effectiveness of workplace health promotion.
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KEYWORD
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Workplace Health Promotion, Healthy Workplaces, Health Promotion Models
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