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Workplace Health Promotion in the Czech Republic – Status Quo Analysis

Workplace Health Promotion in the Czech Republic – Status Quo Analysis. Ludmila Kozena Jarmila Vavrinova National Institute of Public Health, Centre of Occupational Health, Prague. Historical background. Beginning of the 20th century - enterpreneur Baťa - Baťa works Communism era

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Workplace Health Promotion in the Czech Republic – Status Quo Analysis

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  1. Workplace Health Promotion in the Czech Republic – Status Quo Analysis Ludmila Kozena Jarmila Vavrinova National Institute of Public Health, Centre of Occupational Health, Prague

  2. Historical background • Beginning of the 20th century - enterpreneur Baťa - Baťa works • Communism era • Health care for workers provided by the company physician • Special care for some professions (soldiers, policemen, miners) • nineties – many new enterprises, changes in attitudes towards health promotion • 1998 – founded the Czech National Network for Workplace Health Promotion • 2002 – founded the Forum of Health Promoting Organizations

  3. Current concept of the WHP • Traditional occupational health and safety activities (risk assessment, occupational health system,…) • + activities for introducing healthy lifestyles • + development of internal strategies in enterprises

  4. Duties of the employer • Labour Code • Public Health Protection Act (2000) • To ensure the safety and protect the health of employees at work • To establish the risk factors and monitor their level • To minimize and prevent job risks • To ensure the availability of the first aid • Categorization of jobs (2001) • According to a degree of workload and possible effect on health • Health check-ups contingent on a job category and special health risks

  5. Workplace Health Promotion • Not obligatory (not based on legal regulations) • Activities beyond the standard • Government resolution no. 1046/2002 (Health 21): „by 2015 10% of enterprises will be involved in observing the principles of healthy organizations“

  6. WHP network in the CR • State level • Ministry of Health • National Institute of Public Health Prague – Centre of Occupational Health - NCO ENWHP • Regional Centres of Health Promotion • Regional Centres of Occupational Health • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs • Occupational safety and health inspectorates • Trade unions • Private level • Private health protection and health promotion services • Enterprises • Insurance companies

  7. Centre of Occupational Health of the NIPH Prague • Activities in the field of occupational health (reference activities, development of new methods, education, counselling,…) • Activities in the field of WHP • NCO of ENWHP • Coordination of regional efforts • Education, courses for prevention specialists • Assessment and evaluation

  8. Competition for the Title of „Health Promoting Organization of the Year “ • Quality Criteria of Workplace Health Promotion • 2005, 2006,… • 17 enterprises with 200 – 9 000 employees were awarded the title • Predominantly production plants (light industry)

  9. Competition for the Title of „Health Promoting Organization of the Year “

  10. Future perspectives • Increasing of interest of enterprises in WHP • Key challenge: involvement of SME´s in WHP • Built up of an operational network of regional cooperating centres • Incorporation of WHP concept in educational system • Motivation of health insurance companies • Project Move Europe – employ for meeting our goals

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