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- Åkerlind, Ingemar, et al.
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Health and work organization
- 2007
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In: Work Health and Management Control. - : Thomson Fakta, Stockholm. - 9789176102725 ; , s. 77-95
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In WHP, there is a need for an organizational approach, as has already been mandated in preventive OHS management. This approach calls for changes in organizational systems that improve an individual’s chance of becoming healthy. The aim is that health becomes an essential issue in the corporate strategy and policy as well as the management control system of the company. WHP ought to be an intrinsic and central part of the organizational system rather than something that is forced through legislation or is the subject of occasional programmes offered to the employees. Health must be considered in its broadest sense, with the realization that the essential parts of organizational workplace health are complex and broad-reaching. However, to accomplish this goal, many of the problems that hinder the recognition of health as a company resource have to be resolved. Our book aims to contribute to this resolution.
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- Åkerlind, Ingemar, et al.
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Perspectives on Health
- 2007
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In: 13th Annual International Sustainable Development Conference. ; , s. 99-
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)
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- Åkerlind, Ingemar, et al.
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Perspectives on health
- 2007
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In: Work Health and Management Control. - Stockholm : Thomson Fakta. - 9789176102725 ; , s. 55-73
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Health should be regarded as a dynamic concept referring to the individual’s ability to be active and fulfil his or her vital goals rather than as a negative formulation of biomedical status (absence of disease or infirmity). It reflects continuous coping processes in different circumstances of life. Health is determined by a complex multi-level interplay of structural, environmental, organizational, cultural, and personal factors. According to this systems perspective, it is often more important to focus on higher-level upstream factors such as structural, organizational, and environmental conditions than on lower-level downstream factors such as individual lifestyle and biological conditions. A participative approach aiming at enabling people to increase their control over the determinants of health is essential in order to attain a sustainable improvement of health. This healthy settings approach entails that all systems and structures which govern the social and economic conditions of life should be utilized to promote health. For many people, the working life and the workplace constitute one of the most significant arenas in life. The focus of interventions should be to strengthen people’s own ability to improve their health by creating supportive environments and contexts.
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