Worker health and well-being is a vital concern for hundreds of millions of people employed across the world. But it also extends beyond individuals to their families. It is of paramount importance for productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability of companies, communities, and national and regional economies.
Currently, about 2 million people die each year due to occupational diseases, and 160 million new cases of work-related diseases occur annually. Furthermore, 8% of the global burden of depression is currently attributed to occupational hazards.
These data, collected by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), only reflect diseases that are formally recorded in workplaces. In many countries, most informal workers are employed in factories and businesses where there is no recording of work-related diseases and injuries, except for programs designed to prevent them. Addressing this immense burden of disease, economic costs, and loss of human resources due to unhealthy work environments over the long term is a major challenge for national governments, economic sectors, policymakers, and health professionals.
In 2007, the World Health Assembly of the WHO emphasized worker health: the Global Plan of Action provided new momentum for action by member states. It builds on the 1996 WHO Global Strategy for Occupational Health for All. The principles outlined here are based on a systematic review of healthy workplace programs in global reviews, including definitions, policies, and practices for improving health in the workplace.
The Comprehensive Health Model was developed as an organizational necessity by Dr. Majid Alizadeh and has been implemented in some organizations, such as Aria Sasol Polymer Company and the Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex.
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