Chu C, Driscoll T, Dwyer S
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 1997;21(4 Spec No):377-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1997.tb01718.x.
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.
工作场所是一个重要环境，影响着工人的身心健康、经济状况和社会福祉，进而影响其家庭。工人健康有许多决定因素，多学科综合方法很重要。工作场所健康促进趋势概述表明，当前的思维已从旨在改变个人行为的狭义风险因素方法，转变为旨在创建促进健康的工作场所的综合方法。促进健康的工作场所有“一种全面的方法，使工人和雇主能够改善健康的各个方面”。在州和国家层面，与工作场所健康规划和评估相关的知识存在差距。需要一个国家信息网络，以促进公共卫生从业者和研究人员之间建立更好的联系，从而增进澳大利亚劳动者的健康。
