The healthy work organization model: Expanding the view of individual health and well being in the workplace

2004 ◽  
pp. 57-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J Vandenberg ◽  
Kyoung-Ok Park ◽  
David M DeJoy ◽  
Mark G Wilson ◽  
C Shannon Griffin-Blake
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organization Model ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

Organizational Health Promotion: Broadening the Horizon of Workplace Health Promotion

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. DeJoy ◽  
Mark G. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
The Status ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

This article argues that efforts to improve the health and well-being of the workforce should begin with the organization itself. The term organizational health promotion is introduced to expand the scope of worksite health promotion. Organizational health promotion delves into the basic structural and organizational fabric of the enterprise—to how work is organized. The core themes of healthy work organization are introduced, and the status of our ability to identify organizational risk factors is discussed. A conceptual model of healthy work organization is presented, along with a process for expanding the health promotive capacity of the organization. The final section addresses challenges related to adopting an organizational health promotion perspective.

Work characteristics and employee health and well-being: Test of a model of healthy work organization

2004 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark G. Wilson ◽  
David M. Dejoy ◽  
Robert J. Vandenberg ◽  
Hettie A. Richardson ◽  
Allison L. Mcgrath
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

Collective Biologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Wentzell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Church Congregations ◽  
The Common ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Health And Well Being

In Collective Biologies, Emily A. Wentzell uses sexual health research participation as a case study for investigating the use of individual health behaviors to aid groups facing crisis and change. Wentzell analyzes couples' experiences of a longitudinal study of HPV occurrence in men in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She observes how their experiences reflected Mexican cultural understandings of group belonging through categories like family and race. For instance, partners drew on collective rather than individualistic understandings of biology to hope that men's performance of “modern” masculinities, marriage, and healthcare via HPV research would aid groups ranging from church congregations to the Mexican populace. Thus, Wentzell challenges the common regulatory view of medical research participation as an individual pursuit. Instead, she demonstrates that medical research is a daily life arena that people might use for fixing embodied societal problems. By identifying forms of group interconnectedness as “collective biologies,” Wentzell investigates how people can use their own actions to enhance collective health and well-being in ways that neoliberal emphasis on individuality obscures.

scholarly journals Productive Aging and Work: Overcoming Barriers to Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces Among Older Workers in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 228-228
Author(s):  
Olubukola Omobowale
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Populous Country

Abstract Due to global demographic shifts, the issue of older workers’ health and productive aging is becoming much more pressing and Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa is not left behind. Productive aging involves providing a safe and healthy work environment for everyone using strategies that allow workers to function optimally at all ages, hence this study assessed the barriers to creating age friendly workplaces among older workers in Nigeria. A community based study was conducted among workers in Federal Government establishments aged 60 years and above. Using a Focus Group Discussion guide and an adapted checklist on age friendly workplaces, 16 strategic domains affecting older workers’ health and age friendly workplaces were explored. Data were analyzed thematically. A total of 150 older workers aged between 60-70 years were sampled. There is no formal older worker’s health initiative in all the establishments. Only two, of the sixteen domains checked were present. Other domains remain largely neglected by the management. Barriers to age-friendly workplaces include poor knowledge of the strategies, lack of political will and ageism. The concept of older workers’ health is a strange phenomenon among the respondents. Organizations need to invest in developing a robust package to help older workers use their skills and create age friendly workplaces that ensure safety, health and well-being of older workers, from their first day on the job to their last. Government policies targeted at productive aging and work should be put in place in order to create age-friendly workplaces for older workers.

scholarly journals Examining the Theme: A Healthy Work Place and its Role in Promoting Work Place Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (32) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Flourish Itulua Abumere
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Illness Prevention ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

Workplace health promotion initiatives that aim to improve employees' health and fitness have steadily increased throughout time. Previous studies have looked at the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and barriers to participating in workplace health promotion. The number of studies supporting the effectiveness of workplace health promotion in improving employees' health and well-being through changing their health behaviors is rising. This paper focuses on the importance of workplace health promotion in assuring employees' general well-being and the relevance of these perspectives in dealing with workplace illness prevention.

scholarly journals Neonatal Intensive Care and Child Psychiatry Inpatient Care: Do Different Working Conditions Influence Stress Levels?

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evalotte Mörelius ◽  
Per A. Gustafsson ◽  
Kerstin Ekberg ◽  
Nina Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Health And Well Being

Introduction. Nurses often experience work-related stress. High stress can negatively affect job satisfaction and lead to emotional exhaustion with risk of burnout.Aim. To analyse possible differences in biological stress markers, psychosocial working conditions, health, and well-being between nurses working in two different departments.Methods. Stress was evaluated in nurses working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (n=33) and nurses working in a child and adolescent psychiatry inpatient ward (CAP) (n=14) using salivary cortisol and HbA1c. Salivary cortisol was measured three times a day on two consecutive days during two one-week periods, seven weeks apart (= 12 samples/person). Psychosocial working conditions, health, and well-being were measured once.Results. NICU nurses had better social support and more self-determination. CAP nurses had a lower salivary cortisol quotient, poorer general health, and higher client-related burnout scores.Conclusion. When comparing these nurses with existing norm data for Sweden, as a group their scores reflect less work-related stress than Swedes overall. However, the comparison between NICU and CAP nurses indicates a less healthy work situation for CAP nurses.Relevance to Clinical Practice. Healthcare managers need to acknowledge the less healthy work situation CAP nurses experience in order to provide optimal support and promote good health.

An Overview of Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Context of Public Health Ethics

2019 ◽  
pp. 369-377
Author(s):  
Leslie Meltzer Henry
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Health Ethics ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Health Ethics ◽  
Health And Well Being

Sexual and reproductive health is an important aspect of individual health and well-being, as well as a significant determinant of public health. This chapter uses a public health ethics lens to illuminate three examples of moral complexity arising in sexual and reproductive health: social justice, contested views of harms and benefits, and self-determination. The chapter also provides an overview of the four chapters in this dedicated section of The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics. The section’s chapters provide a focused examination of public health ethics in the context of STI control measures, contraception, abortion, and pregnancy-related services.

scholarly journals Determinants of Volunteering Within a Social Housing Community

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Walker ◽  
Tamaryn Menneer ◽  
Catherine Leyshon ◽  
Michael Leyshon ◽  
Andrew James Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Housing Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract In general, research demonstrates that deprivation, education, health, and well-being are determinants of volunteering, and that volunteering can play an important role in building stronger communities and provides many benefits for individual health and well-being. This study concentrates on the effects of physical and mental health and well-being as predictors when the aspect of socio-economic impact has been minimised. It utilises a unique data set from a UK Housing Association community with generally high levels of deprivation. Data were analysed using bivariate probit regression. In contrast to previous findings, physical health and mental health were not significantly related to volunteering. The key finding was that mental well-being was significantly related to informal volunteering.

THE BROADENED SCOPE OF A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO WORK, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Werdie Van Staden
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background: Person-centered medicine (PCM) broadens the practical scope in health practice beyond patient-centered medicine. Objectives: The objective of this article is to consider what a broadened scope mean in understanding how employment/work relates to the promotion of health and well-being of the patient and the practitioner. Method: The conceptual scope of PCM is applied in considering the connections of work with health and well-being. The scope of occupational health is accordingly expanded in accounting for the work and well-being of the patient and the practitioner. Results: PCM puts the person and people before their work. It recognizes that an employed person, whether patient or practitioner, works in a context that is interpersonal and in which all the role players contribute to a healthy milieu. This means that a healthy work–life balance should not be pursued merely as an attribute of an individual, but as a pursuit to which all role players should actively contribute and take joint responsibility. Both the employer and the employee should accordingly invest in a healthy work–life balance, for example. An employer that recognizes in a person-centered way its role in the well-being of its employee is investing in the employee as a valued asset not merely by attending to the person’s ill health and the prevention of ill health and burnout (as is commonly the objective in occupational health programs), but by promoting his or her positive health and well-being. Furthermore, PCM guides the pursuit of a person’s well-being in a healthy work context by accounting for the person’s subjective experiences, values, preferences and interests. Conclusion: PCM provides for an approach to a healthy work context in which the patient or the practitioner may flourish through active investments for which both the employer and the employee should take responsibility.

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