scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Significance of Work-Related Influence Factors on Fitness and the Development of Medical and Orthopaedic Conditions in Military Executives

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Christoph Schulze ◽  
Michael Becker ◽  
Susanne Finze ◽  
Christoph Holtherm ◽  
Jens Hinder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Bicycle Ergometry ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Health Promotion ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Trunk Strength

Occupational health promotion is an effective tool to improve the state of health of employees. As part of occupational health promotion in the German Bundeswehr, top-ranking military executives are offered a medical examination and training programme. Health-related data is collected as a basis for training and lifestyle counselling. This data was subjected to a retrospective evaluation in order to identify occupational risk factors and their correlation with cardiovascular resilience, trunk strength, and the development of orthopaedic and internal disorders. A total of 122 military executives (all male, age54.6±4.2years) answered a questionnaire aimed at evaluating private and occupational stress factors. The medical history was followed by a medical and orthopaedic examination involving a lactate performance test (treadmill or bicycle ergometry) and an isometric trunk strength measurement. The data obtained was then statistically evaluated. For military executives, work-related travelling and commuting involve a high risk of medical and orthopaedic conditions. Regular exercise leads to improved fitness levels. In order to prevent medical problems, military executives working long hours should regularly take part in fitness and weight training under professional instructions.

Strengthening of occupational health promotion by the German Prevention Health Care Act

2019 ◽  
pp. 188-190
Author(s):  
Diana Hart
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Occupational Health Promotion ◽  
And Control

All countries are faced with the problem of the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD): implement prevention strategies eff ectively, keep up the momentum with long term benefi ts at the individual and the population level, at the same time tackling hea lth inequalities. Th e aff ordability of therapy and care including innovative therapies is going to be one of the key public health priorities in the years to come. Germany has taken in the prevention and control of NCDs. Germany’s health system has a long history of guaranteeing access to high-quality treatment through universal health care coverage. Th r ough their membership people are entitled to prevention and care services maintaining and restoring their health as well as long term follow-up. Like in many other countries general life expectancy has been increasing steadily in Germany. Currently, the average life expectancy is 83 and 79 years in women and men, respectively. Th e other side of the coin is that population aging is strongly associated with a growing burden of disease from NCDs. Already over 70 percent of all deaths in Germany are caused by four disease entities: cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes. Th ese diseases all share four common risk factors: smoking, alcohol abuse, lack of physical activity and overweight. At the same time, more and more people become long term survivors of disease due to improved therapy and care. Th e German Government and public health decision makers are aware of the need for action and have responded by initiating and implementing a wide spectrum of activities. One instrument by strengthening primary prevention is the Prevention Health Care Act. Its overarching aim is to prevent NCDs before they can manifest themselves by strengthening primary prevention and health promotion in diff erent sett ings. One of the main emphasis of the Prevention Health Care Act is the occupational health promotion at the workplace.

scholarly journals Healthcare Workers: Occupational Health Promotion and Patient Safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Baylina ◽  
Carla Barros ◽  
Carla Fonte ◽  
Sónia Alves ◽  
Álvaro Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Occupational Health Promotion

Problems in the Evaluation of Occupational Health Promotion Programs: A Case Analysis

1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Smith ◽  
George S. Everly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Care Cost ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Occupational Health Promotion ◽  
Final Sample

This study investigates, in a case study setting, whether participation in the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Health and Weight Loss Program can be associated with reduced participant health care claims. A pretest, post-test comparison group research design is utilized to ascertain whether there have been any measurable health care cost savings for participants versus their non-participating matched employee counterparts. The significance of any measured differences is then tested through analysis of variance and analysis of covariance. In addition, results are reported from tests designed to assess whether any specific employee sub-populations appeared to differentially benefit from program participants in terms of reduced health care cost incurrence. Finally, tests are run to provide further assurance that those potential test subjects who were excluded from the final sample did not systematically differ from the final sample subjects. This paper also illustrates, with references to the present study, the difficulties of adapting behavioral and social science research techniques to actual occupational health promotion settings.

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