In “Workplace Health Protection and Promotion: A New Pathway for a Healthier – and Safer – Workforce,” Hymel et al. defined workplace health protection and promotion as “the strategic and systematic integration of distinct environmental, health and safety policies and programs into a continuum of activities that enhances the overall health and well-being of the workforce and prevents work-related injuries and illnesses” (Hymel et al., p. 695, 2011).
A growing body of evidence supports the underlying concept that focusing on the health and safety of your workforce is good for the employees as well as your bottom line. The finding of a study by Cooklin et al. (2016), performed across six workplaces in Australia, found that integrated approaches demonstrated measurable improvements to individual health, safety and well-being for the employees of the companies examined.