Health protection + health promotion = healthier workforce, says study
A healthier workplace may be a safer workplace
Titled “Workplace Health Protection and Promotion: A New Pathway for A Healthier — and Safer — Workforce,” the paper was conceived and written by a task force from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) seeking a new organizational model that would unite the activity centers of workplace safety and workplace health and wellness — which are currently often put in silos by employers.
“Traditionally, health protection and health promotion activities have been viewed as two distinct activities and have operated independently of each other in the workplace,” the paper states. “Placing boundaries around these activities (creating workplace ‘silos’) has been a limiting factor in their overall effectiveness.”