Obstacles and Future Prospects: Considerations on Health Promotion Activities for Older Workers in Europe
Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(6), 1096; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061096
Received: 25 March 2018
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Revised: 22 May 2018
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Accepted: 24 May 2018
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Published: 28 May 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Workplace Health Promotion 2018)
The ageing of workers is one of the most important issues for occupational health and safety in Europe. The ageing of the active population means that health promotion is a necessity rather than a mere option. This review considers barriers and perspectives for workplace health promotion for older workers. Lack of awareness on the part of management and inflexibility in the occupational health and safety system appear to be major barriers. To overcome these, it will be necessary to disseminate knowledge regarding the effectiveness of health promotion actions for older workers, encourage greater involvement on the part of social partners, recover resources by replacing medical consumerism and bureaucratic practices, adopt an integrated approach combining the prevention of occupational risks and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, and recognize subsidiarity and the ability of working communities to regulate themselves.
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Keywords:
health promotion; ageing; workplace; occupational health; effectiveness; salutogenesis; holistic medicine; subsidiarity; participatory approach; setting
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Magnavita, N. Obstacles and Future Prospects: Considerations on Health Promotion Activities for Older Workers in Europe. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061096
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Magnavita N. Obstacles and Future Prospects: Considerations on Health Promotion Activities for Older Workers in Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(6):1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061096
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagnavita, Nicola. 2018. "Obstacles and Future Prospects: Considerations on Health Promotion Activities for Older Workers in Europe" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 6: 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061096
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