Kirsten Wolf
Wolf Kirsten, MSc, International Health Consulting, 4500 E Sunrise Drive, Tucson AZ 85718, USA; e-mail:
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2022 Jul 8;18(1):64-74. doi: 10.1177/15598276221113509. eCollection 2024 Jan-Feb.
Occupational health has evolved as a field over the last 20 years, most significantly over the last 2 years. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the amount and complexity of challenges for occupational health professionals and at the same time provided a unique opportunity for the field in light of the heightened focus on health at the workplace. Responsibilities have become broader and more multi-faceted including areas such as mental wellbeing and psychosocial risk factors. The pandemic has shown us that the workplace is an essential setting to promote health with a growing number of employers investing in policies and programs for their employees. However, many global health campaigns and large scale national initiatives do not include the workplace setting in their strategy to the detriment of the their effectiveness. In addition to the pressing global health needs, two recent developments have propelled workplace health to the forefront and are asking questions of employers. The Sustainable Development Goals as well as the ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) agenda on behalf of the financial sector are pushing the corporate sector to act responsibly beyond seeking profits and disclose related policies and actions. Healthy workplaces are essential for global development and progress.
在过去20年里，职业健康作为一个领域不断发展，在过去两年中发展最为显著。新冠疫情增加了职业健康专业人员面临的挑战的数量和复杂性，同时鉴于对工作场所健康的关注度提高，也为该领域提供了一个独特的机遇。职责范围变得更广、更具多面性，包括心理健康和社会心理风险因素等领域。疫情向我们表明，工作场所是促进健康的重要场所，越来越多的雇主为员工投资制定政策和项目。然而，许多全球健康运动和大规模国家倡议在其战略中没有将工作场所纳入其中，从而损害了其有效性。除了紧迫的全球健康需求外，最近的两项发展将工作场所健康推到了前沿，并促使雇主进行反思。可持续发展目标以及代表金融部门的环境、社会和治理（ESG）议程正在推动企业部门在追求利润之外采取负责任的行动，并披露相关政策和行动。健康的工作场所对全球发展和进步至关重要。
