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Workplace health promotion programs are effective in improving health-related outcomes related to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and their risk factors. Enhancing employee productivity, improving corporate image and moderating medical care costs are some of the arguments that might foster governments and senior management to initiate and invest in such programs.
The workplace has long been considered a suitable setting in which to promote health and well-being. There are several reasons for this, not least of which is that the workplace is a setting in which a large proportion of the adult population can be reached with messages about health and well-being. Increasingly the possibility to explore the workplace setting for on-site health checks and health education is being undertaken. A good example is the recent WorkHealth initiative commenced in July this year in Victoria.
A second major driver for workplace health promotion is that it has a positive impact on the economic well-being of an organization and, in turn, the creation of wealth in the community as a whole.
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