Promoting health of younger employees - How working life can contribute to improved youth health Dr. Gregor Breucker BKK Federal Association / Germany.

Promoting health of younger employees - How working life can contribute to

improved youth health

Dr. Gregor Breucker

BKK Federal Association / GermanyConference on the Health of Young People

10 July 2009, Brussels

burden of chronic diseases, social inequalities and demographic change – the challenges

Health at Work: what is the problem?

BackMind Heart

the challenges

stressful psycho-social living and working conditions

a culture of unhealthy lifestyles

increasing social health inequalities

How can working life contribute to improved youth health?

• promoting workplace health and high quality work all the way through life

• supporting healthier lifestyles of younger employees as part of their employability

• offering high-quality vocational training and continuously supporting the improvement of (individual) employability through life-long learning and work organisation

• partnerships with labour market institutions to prevent youth unemployment

• partnerships with the education sector to integrate health into standard education policies and practices

WHP – drivers of workplace health for all

• a partnership value-based corporate culture

• respective management policies and practices

• continuous improvement processes

• health as a driver of business excellence

• high quality work

employee participation

the “ingredients” of a healthy organisation

“simply” good management

practices based on a spiritof partnership

a business culture which values health

promoting health of younger employees

Involvement in programme planning

improving employability comprehensively

respecting special needs of younger migrant employees

health relevant services which matter

offering a high-involvement culture at work

following a life-course approach

develop partnerships with other stakeholders

(education sector)

ensuring a high-quality vocational

training

supporting the less-qualified & preventing precarious work

Internet: www.enwhp.org

Network contact / Secretariat: Dr. Gregor BreuckerBKK BundesverbandEssen / Germanye-mail: [email protected]

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