Health management in the business
Health management in a business means that prevention and promotion solutions are designed and implemented systematically. Organizational structures and processes are streamlined to allow key tasks and organization of work to proceed in a way that respects health and promotes healthy behavior in the workplace.
The benchmarks for health management are existing international quality criteria. These criteria also apply for obtaining the national Friendly Work Space® label.
Objectives
- To promote conditions of work and individual behavior which respect health
- To manage absence by reducing physical and psychological illnesses and symptoms
- To maintain long-term employability
- To reduce the costs engendered by changes in a business’s organization and culture
- To strengthen the resources that help staff meet the demands of work and maintain productivity.
Content
A systemic approach to health management incorporating the following aspects:
- Health management as an intrinsic element of the business’s way of operating (managerial commitment, integration in structures and processes)
- Work structures and tasks which favor personal development and health
- Social responsibility
- Designing and implementing health management (measuring the current situation, outlining targeted solutions, implementation and evaluation)
- Measuring the impact through BGM indices (absences, staff movement fluctuation, factors affecting health).
Implementation
- Management defines the objectives of the health circles from their point of view
- Setting up the project structure, defining responsibilities
- Clarifying the initial situation, identifying conceptual gaps
- Analyzing workloads and resources in daily professional life
- Developing the strategy, planning the solutions
- Implementing behavioral and relational measures
- Systematic re-evaluation of specific measures and of overall effectiveness of the programme
- Integration of health management in the management process.