The health promoting workplace : a reflective perspective

Work is a key determinant of health. The health promoting workplace is therefore a setting which seeks to produce optimal health status for the workforce through provision of an environment and culture supportive of individual and collective health and of the making of healthful life choices. To ena...

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Main Author: Fleming, Paul
Published: Ulster University 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487434
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Summary:Work is a key determinant of health. The health promoting workplace is therefore a setting which seeks to produce optimal health status for the workforce through provision of an environment and culture supportive of individual and collective health and of the making of healthful life choices. To enable health promotion planners to engage in critical reflection and thus improve planning practice in the health promoting workplace, a theoretical construct - The Conceptual Typology for Reflective Practice in Health Promotion Planning - has been developed.