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Change's fifth assessment report 1 states with confidence that humaninduced climate change is occ... more Change's fifth assessment report 1 states with confidence that humaninduced climate change is occurring and that temperatures will continue to rise, even if CO 2 emissions were to stop forthwith. The report also acknowledges that climate-related extreme events are increasing in frequency, severity and duration; particularly heavy rainfall events, intensification of cyclones, increases in tidal surge and fires. 1 This poses the question: "Are we prepared?" This is a question that public health authorities will need to face but, as health systems are increasingly stressed due to limited resources, increased demand and workforce shortages, being prepared becomes even more challenging.
AbstractAbstract: The workplace is an important setting, affecting the physical, mental, economic... more AbstractAbstract: The workplace is an important setting, affecting the physical, mental, economic and social wellbeing of workers, and, in turn, their families. Health of workers has many determinants, and a multidisciplinary, integrated approach is important. An overview of trends in workplace health promotion shows that current thinking has changed from a narrowly based risk–factors approach aimed at individual behaviour changes, to an integrative approach aimed at creating health–promoting workplaces. The health–promoting workplace has ‘an all—encompassing approach that empowers workers and employers to improve all facets of their health’. There are gaps in knowledge, at the state and national levels, relevant to the planning and assessment of workplace health. A national information network is needed to facilitate better links between public health practitioners and researchers in advancing the health of working Australians.
This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, an... more This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, and examines their history, current status, strategies and models of good practices. This is followed by an overall assessment of the barriers and keys to the success of workplace health pro-motion and the presentation of an evaluation framework for assessing workplace health. The paper concludes by pointing to future challenges and priority issues and the need to foster health-promoting workplace networks at various levels in order to facilitate future development.
Change's fifth assessment report 1 states with confidence that humaninduced climate change is occ... more Change's fifth assessment report 1 states with confidence that humaninduced climate change is occurring and that temperatures will continue to rise, even if CO 2 emissions were to stop forthwith. The report also acknowledges that climate-related extreme events are increasing in frequency, severity and duration; particularly heavy rainfall events, intensification of cyclones, increases in tidal surge and fires. 1 This poses the question: "Are we prepared?" This is a question that public health authorities will need to face but, as health systems are increasingly stressed due to limited resources, increased demand and workforce shortages, being prepared becomes even more challenging.
AbstractAbstract: The workplace is an important setting, affecting the physical, mental, economic... more AbstractAbstract: The workplace is an important setting, affecting the physical, mental, economic and social wellbeing of workers, and, in turn, their families. Health of workers has many determinants, and a multidisciplinary, integrated approach is important. An overview of trends in workplace health promotion shows that current thinking has changed from a narrowly based risk–factors approach aimed at individual behaviour changes, to an integrative approach aimed at creating health–promoting workplaces. The health–promoting workplace has ‘an all—encompassing approach that empowers workers and employers to improve all facets of their health’. There are gaps in knowledge, at the state and national levels, relevant to the planning and assessment of workplace health. A national information network is needed to facilitate better links between public health practitioners and researchers in advancing the health of working Australians.
This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, an... more This paper describes two recently established regional networks in workplace health promotion, and examines their history, current status, strategies and models of good practices. This is followed by an overall assessment of the barriers and keys to the success of workplace health pro-motion and the presentation of an evaluation framework for assessing workplace health. The paper concludes by pointing to future challenges and priority issues and the need to foster health-promoting workplace networks at various levels in order to facilitate future development.