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Promoting health of younger employees - How working life can contribute to
improved youth health
Dr. Gregor Breucker
BKK Federal Association / GermanyConference on the Health of Young People
10 July 2009, Brussels
burden of chronic diseases, social inequalities and demographic change – the challenges
Health at Work: what is the problem?
BackMind Heart
the challenges
stressful psycho-social living and working conditions
a culture of unhealthy lifestyles
increasing social health inequalities
How can working life contribute to improved youth health?
• promoting workplace health and high quality work all the way through life
• supporting healthier lifestyles of younger employees as part of their employability
• offering high-quality vocational training and continuously supporting the improvement of (individual) employability through life-long learning and work organisation
• partnerships with labour market institutions to prevent youth unemployment
• partnerships with the education sector to integrate health into standard education policies and practices
WHP – drivers of workplace health for all
• a partnership value-based corporate culture
• respective management policies and practices
• continuous improvement processes
• health as a driver of business excellence
• high quality work
employee participation
the “ingredients” of a healthy organisation
“simply” good management
practices based on a spiritof partnership
a business culture which values health
promoting health of younger employees
Involvement in programme planning
improving employability comprehensively
respecting special needs of younger migrant employees
health relevant services which matter
offering a high-involvement culture at work
following a life-course approach
develop partnerships with other stakeholders
(education sector)
ensuring a high-quality vocational
training
supporting the less-qualified & preventing precarious work
Internet: www.enwhp.org
Network contact / Secretariat: Dr. Gregor BreuckerBKK BundesverbandEssen / Germanye-mail: [email protected]
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