Integrating health promotion into occupational health surveillance: The Italian approach and beyond

Health surveillance in the workplace increasingly integrates health promotion activities alongside traditional occupational risk prevention. The Italian National Prevention Plan (PNP) encourages companies and occupational physicians to adopt health promotion strategies, inspired by the “Total Worker...

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Main Authors: Nicola MAGNAVITA, Igor MERAGLIA
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Language:English
Published: Edizioni FS Publisher 2024-10-01
Series:GIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro
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Online Access:https://gipmel.it/wp-content/uploads/GIPMEL_2024_October_3_171_178.pdf
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description Health surveillance in the workplace increasingly integrates health promotion activities alongside traditional occupational risk prevention. The Italian National Prevention Plan (PNP) encourages companies and occupational physicians to adopt health promotion strategies, inspired by the “Total Worker Health” (TWH) model developed by NIOSH in the United States. However, this study highlights the limitations of directly applying the TWH model in Italy without significant adaptations, due to differences in healthcare systems, company structures, and economic contexts. Over the past 15 years, Italian occupational physicians have developed and implemented health promotion models that are integrated into routine surveillance activities, addressing various aspects of workplace health and well-being. These programs, which go beyond the US TWH model, can be executed at no cost to companies and with minimal additional effort from occupational physicians. University researchers play a central role in designing these initiatives, analyzing data, and disseminating results, making these resources freely accessible to interested professionals.
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spelling doaj-art-6e08d67c07944c7cb44fc87fa2be34322025-08-20T03:33:41ZengEdizioni FS PublisherGIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro2785-13382024-10-014317117810.69088/2024/NTGR2Integrating health promotion into occupational health surveillance: The Italian approach and beyondNicola MAGNAVITA0Igor MERAGLIA1Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. E-mail: nicolamagnavita@gmail.comPost-graduate School of Occupational Health, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, E-mail: meraglia.igor93@gmail.comHealth surveillance in the workplace increasingly integrates health promotion activities alongside traditional occupational risk prevention. The Italian National Prevention Plan (PNP) encourages companies and occupational physicians to adopt health promotion strategies, inspired by the “Total Worker Health” (TWH) model developed by NIOSH in the United States. However, this study highlights the limitations of directly applying the TWH model in Italy without significant adaptations, due to differences in healthcare systems, company structures, and economic contexts. Over the past 15 years, Italian occupational physicians have developed and implemented health promotion models that are integrated into routine surveillance activities, addressing various aspects of workplace health and well-being. These programs, which go beyond the US TWH model, can be executed at no cost to companies and with minimal additional effort from occupational physicians. University researchers play a central role in designing these initiatives, analyzing data, and disseminating results, making these resources freely accessible to interested professionals.https://gipmel.it/wp-content/uploads/GIPMEL_2024_October_3_171_178.pdfepidemiologyoccupational physiciansoccupational medicine
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title_full Integrating health promotion into occupational health surveillance: The Italian approach and beyond
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