Corporate health culture and employee behaviour-changing wellness practices
https://doi.org/10.47619/2713-2617.zm.2022.v.3i3;58-66
Abstract
Introduction. Public health experts recognize that an environment that supports a culture of health best serves health goals. Therefore, some companies are creating a culture that supports health and builds healthy lifestyles for employees.
Objective. A description of the key elements for creating a workplace health culture and the international experience of employers in applying corporate health practices to change employee behavior.
Materials and methods. A content analysis of corporate health publications from the Scopus and PubMed bibliographic databases and public Internet sources.
Discussion. Behavioral change programs aim to encourage workers to quit unhealthy habits, change-eating habits, increase physical activity, and manage stress and depression. Usually these programs implemented using a comprehensive approach. These interventions can be personal or mass-based. The former include individual counseling, food stamps or discounted fitness club memberships, systems of contracts that encourage behavioral changes in employees, rewards for quitting tobacco, free provision of anti-nicotine products, closure of company parking lots for those who live near the workplace, etc. The latter involve the introduction of a ban on smoking on the territory of the organization, reducing the cost of a healthy meal in the corporate canteen, etc.
Conclusion. There is an ongoing discussion in the scientific community about the effectiveness of workplace wellness programs. Many experts agree that a comprehensive strategic approach that includes measures to create a culture of health and a supportive work environment, along with regularly updated programs to promote health and change employee behavior is beneficial to both workers and businesses.
About the Author
N. A. Grechushkina
State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia А. Grechushkina – PhD, research analyst
9, Sharikopodshipnikovskaya st., 115088, Moscow
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