Health in the world of work : workplace health promotion as a tool for improving and extending work life
Vainio, Harri ; Ilmarinen, Juhani ; Lamberg, Matti ; Ylikoski, Matti ; Yrjänheikki, Erkki ; Partinen, Ritva ; Jokiluoma, Hannu
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health - Helsinki
2006
142 p.
ageing ; employability ; occupational health ; quality of working life ; safe working conditions ; welfare facilities ; well being
Reports of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health)
Occupational safety and health
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:952-00-2195-7
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952-00-2195-7
"Measures that help people extend their working years and maintain their work ability have risen to the fore in the social welfare and health policies of many European countries. Improving the quality of work life, prolonging work careers, and promoting health at work are all preconditions for achieving a sustainable, stable and productive society, thus furthering the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy.
Prolonging careers and health promotion at workplaces were among the themes discussed at the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Employment, Social Policy and Health during Finland's EU Presidency in July 2006. The meeting also discussed more generally how to meet the challenges posed by globalisation and ageing, and what measures Member States and the EU should take to develop work life.
To provide background material for the ministerial meeting, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health launched a joint project in 2005, “Health in the World of Work – Prolonging Healthy Working Years”. The goal of the project was to draw up an expert recommendation concerning the extension of working years and the promotion of occupational health. The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion participated in the project as a cooperation partner. The project was supported by the WHO, the ILO, the relevant Directorates-General of the European Commission, and the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work under the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Financial support was received from the European Commission's public health programme, from the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and from the Finnish Work Environment Fund."
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