Periodical Screening and Health Education at Work: Producing Healthy Workforce

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DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.04.04.Art029

Authors : Adegoke Titilayo

Abstract:

This article investigates the benefit of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee’s health and medical cost, facilitators of their success in each programs (Workplace Wellness Programs Study Soeren Mattke, et.al.)

Workplace-based health and wellness programs (HWPs) may be an obvious yet under-utilized strategy for promoting positive health-related behaviors among older workers and for increasing their ability to continue to work. Given the unprecedented number of older adults who extend their labor force attachment beyond traditional retirement ages, a new vision of older adults’ economic security and overall quality-of-life should take into account the intersections of aging, work, and health.

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