TY - JOUR
T1 - Worksite health and wellness in the European Union
AU - Guazzi, Marco
AU - Faggiano, Pompilio
AU - Mureddu, Gianfranco F.
AU - Faden, Giacomo
AU - Niebauer, Josef
AU - Temporelli, Pierluigi L.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In recent years, trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and prevalence in Europe have shown a significant decline. Nonetheless, CVD still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and, as such, more efficient intervention strategies are needed. In this context, workplace health promotion is universally viewed as a potential resource for further reducing CVD burden. Currently, the most active organizations for promoting workplace health promotion are the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the European Network for Workplace Health Promotion and the Wellness International. The idea of wellbeing in the workplace has multiple meanings across organizations and countries in Europe and no comprehensive surveys examining its exact prevalence and overall impact are currently available. This review will describe the current state of workplace health promotion in Europe and address future directions for this potentially important intervention strategy.
AB - In recent years, trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and prevalence in Europe have shown a significant decline. Nonetheless, CVD still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and, as such, more efficient intervention strategies are needed. In this context, workplace health promotion is universally viewed as a potential resource for further reducing CVD burden. Currently, the most active organizations for promoting workplace health promotion are the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the European Network for Workplace Health Promotion and the Wellness International. The idea of wellbeing in the workplace has multiple meanings across organizations and countries in Europe and no comprehensive surveys examining its exact prevalence and overall impact are currently available. This review will describe the current state of workplace health promotion in Europe and address future directions for this potentially important intervention strategy.
KW - Cardiac rehabilitation
KW - Cardiovascular risk
KW - Worksite wellness
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.11.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 24607015
AN - SCOPUS:84895458077
VL - 56
SP - 508
EP - 514
JO - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
JF - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
SN - 0033-0620
IS - 5
ER -