Yassi A
Institute of Health Promotion Research, Library Processing Centre Building, Rm 435, 2206 East Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Methods Inf Med. 2005;44(2):278-84.
To synthesize the lessons from both occupational health and health promotion, to improve workplace health.
This article briefly outlines the evolution in defining and understanding health promotion as well as current thinking in occupational health and safety. It also discusses an approach taken in the healthcare sector in British Columbia, Canada, where evidence-based practices and collaboration became the cornerstones to bringing about change and achieve impressive cost-beneficial results in healthcare workforce health.
Traditionally, workplace health promotion and occupational health and safety have been two solitudes. Workplace health promotion is rooted in "wellness" and healthy lifestyle choices, while occupational health is heavily dictated by workplace health and safety requirements and legislation. Recently however, there has been increasing recognition of the need for a more holistic approach that focusses on workplace culture, addressing both primary and secondary prevention [1], as well as interventions aimed both at the individual as well as the organisation [2].
综合职业健康与健康促进方面的经验教训，以改善工作场所健康状况。
本文简要概述了健康促进定义与理解方面的演变以及职业健康与安全的当前理念。还讨论了加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省医疗保健部门所采用的一种方法，在该地区，循证实践与合作成为推动变革以及在医疗保健工作者健康方面取得可观成本效益成果的基石。
传统上，工作场所健康促进与职业健康和安全一直处于孤立状态。工作场所健康促进植根于“健康”和健康的生活方式选择，而职业健康很大程度上由工作场所健康与安全要求及法规所决定。然而最近，人们越来越认识到需要一种更全面的方法，该方法注重工作场所文化，兼顾一级和二级预防[1]，以及针对个人和组织的干预措施[2]。
