Workplace Health Promotion

In the Luxembourg Declaration (v.2018) the members of the network agreed on a common understanding of Workplace Health Promotion:

Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work.
This can be achieved through a combination of:

• improving the work organisation and the working environment
• promoting active participation
• encouraging personal development.

WHP involves:

• Having an organisational commitment to improving the health of the workforce
• Providing employees with appropriate information and establishing comprehensive communication strategies
• Involving employees in decision making processes
• Developing a working culture that is based on partnership
• Organising work tasks and processes so that they contribute to, rather than damage, health
• Implementing policies and practices which enhance employee health by making the healthy choices the easy choices
• Recognising that organisations have an impact on people and that this is not always conducive to their health and well-being

The areas of activity for WHP include life-styles, ageing, corporate culture including staff leadership, staff development, work-life balance, mental health and stress, wellness, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), nutrition and health.