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The Austrian Model of WHP

Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) in Austria „Österreichfenster“ bei der Europäischen Ministerkonferenz der WHO zum Thema Ernährung und NCD im Kontext 2020. The Austrian Model of WHP. successful Austrian approach to high-quality and sustainable WHP:

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The Austrian Model of WHP

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  1. WorkplaceHealth Promotion (WHP) in Austria„Österreichfenster“ bei der Europäischen Ministerkonferenz der WHO zum Thema Ernährung und NCD im Kontext 2020

  2. The Austrian Model of WHP • successful Austrian approachtohigh-qualityandsustainable WHP: Austrian Network WorkplaceHealth Promotion(builtbysocialsecurityinstitiutionsandsocialpartners) Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ) the national healthpromotionorganisation • FGÖ fundedmorethan 300 comprehensive WHP-projects • based on qualitycriteriaofthe Luxembourg Declaration on WHP in the EU (1997) and • correspondtotheWHO Ottawa Charter (1986)

  3. The Luxembourg Declaration on Workplace Health Promotion –> THE BASIC DOCUMENT of WHP “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 • promotingactiveparticipation • encouraging personal development The Luxembourg Declaration on Workplace Health Promotion in the European Union, 1997

  4. Fundingof WHP-projectsbythe FGÖ • FGÖ = national competence center and central funding office for health promotion in Austria and one of the three business units of GesundheitÖsterreich GmbH (GÖG) • Activities of the FGÖ are based on the health promotion act released in 1998 (Gesundheitsförderungsgesetz 1998)  Workplace Health Promotion decided mentioned • the aim is to support companies in the implementation of WHP by impulse funding • funding of project-process (co-funding of projects from the company’s own budget or from other funding stakeholders), charges for the implementation of interventions and an infrastructural investment can not be accepted

  5. steering committee • planning, target-setting • controlling • assessment • employee attitude surveys • analysis of sick leave data • health panels • participation • suggestions for improvement evaluation • measures • organisation-directed • behavioural-directed WHP-projectprocessaccordingto WHP-managementcycle (Public Health Action Cycle)

  6. Focus NUTRITION • nutritionis an importantissueoffunded WHP-projects • enterprisessometimesusenutrition-measuresas a firststeptoimproveemployeeshealthandstartdeveloping a healthyenterprise(e.g. „theappleday“) • enterprisesoffer a widespectrumofhealthynutritionactivitiesas a partofcomprehensive WHP-projects: • communitynutrition(e.g. healthystaffcanteen) • sensibilizationforhealthynutrition • cookingworkshops, nutritioncourses, etc.

  7. Focus NUTRITION • All activitiesandcontentsarecorrespondingtotheAustrian National Nutrition Action Planpublishedbythe Austrian MinistryofHealth • FGÖ hasdeveloped a cookbookespeciallyforcommunitynutritionandgastronomyandorganisesworkshopsforpeopleworkingthere:

  8. Examples for formal project funding criteria • submission before project starts via “FGÖ-Projektguide” (https://projektguide.fgoe.org/) = online-project-development-tool • Everybody can submit an application – correctly by companies, not by agents or external consultants • singular submission for perennial projects • minimum-level of project costs for WHP-projects: EUR 5,000 (low budget projects) • simplified submission form for WHP-projects with an applied sum < EUR 10,000

  9. Information material of evidence by FGÖ • MagazinGesundesÖsterreich(magazine “Healthy Austria”) • mobbing- and burn-out-guidelines • brochure WHP for small and medium-sized businesses • WHP in Austria – models of good practice 2011 • WHP in Civil Service • publication of results of commissioned research projects

  10. Further education program • assurance of sustainability by capacity building is a quality criteria in FGÖ-funded projects • for this the FGÖ offers different further education programmes in cooperation with the Austrian network WHP: • WHP project management • health panel moderation • healthy leadership  target group are internal players in WHP-projects • seminar booking via the further education database of the FGÖ: https://weiterbildungsdatenbank.fgoe.org/

  11. The Austrian Network WHP • founded in 2000 • national coordination office is situated at the Upper Austrian Health Insurance • regional offices as centres of excellence in the nine federal states • situated at the health insurances • service centres of the Austrian network WHP • Railway and Mining Insurance Institution (VAEB) • Public Servants‘ Insurance Institution (BVA) • partner of the Austrian network WHP • Central Federation of Social Insurance Carriers (HVB) • Social Insurance Institution of Industrial Economy (SVA) • Economic Chamber Austria (WKÖ) • Chamber of Labour (BAK) • Confederation of Austrian Labour Unions (ÖGB) • Industrialists' Association  (IV) • Accident Insurance Institution (AUVA)

  12. Quality assurance • quality assurance program of the Austrian Network WHP- three stages: 1. WHP-charter (until now 830 signings)2. WHP-quality label (until now 356 companies achieved the label; limited to three years)3. WHP-award (5th award in March 2011) • sustainability of workplace health promotion: • workplace health management • integrated management  74 companies already received the quality label twice, 35 even three times

  13. Services and activities of the Austrian network WHP • consultancy and support of companies regarding implementation of WHP by regional offices and service centres • individual services, e.g. • analysis of sick leave data • employee attitude surveys • theme-specific programs (e.g. programs regarding exercise, nutrition, non-smoking campaigns) • information and public relation (e.g. WHP-newsletter) • dissemination of a common comprehension of WHP by means of the process model: • focus on environment-directed interventions,e.g. leadership, communication, workorganisation and –processes, (decision) latitude, gratification, social support Assessment Planning Evaluation Implementation

  14. Contactdetails Fonds Gesundes ÖsterreichA businessdivisionof Gesundheit Österreich GmbHAspernbrückengasse 2, 1020 Viennawww.goeg.at / www.fgoe.org Dr. Klaus Ropin, health specialist klaus.ropin@goeg.at, +43 1 895 04 00 - 14Mag. (FH) Sabrina Kucera, projectassistentsabrina.kucera@goeg.at, +43 1 895 04 00 – 22

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