La promozione della salute negli ambienti di lavoro

WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION. In the last few years the passage of public opinion from a passive to an active role in the field of prevention is something entirely new that has greatly increased the demands addressed to the whole prevention system. On this basis the preventive action in the workplace should be strongly promoted both as occupational risks prevention, both as initiatives aimed at promoting, protecting and maintaining workers health. One of the best strategies for prevention is represented by improving individual behaviours that determine the so-called lifestyle. Integration of occupational health practices with health promotion in the workplace can increase the effectiveness of health protection of workers as a whole. The two top priorities in the field of health promotion in the workplace are represented by tobacco smoking and alcohol abuse. Other priorities are the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.