WORK PLACE HEALTH PROMOTION PLUS INNOVATION IN WORK PLACE HEALTH PROMOTION

Abstract

The paper examines workplace health promotion   plus innovation in workplace health promotion.  It looked at workplace health promotion, innovation in workplace, World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) approach to workplace health promotion, workplace health promotion key components, examples of health promotion activities, reasons health should be promoted at the workplace, how workplace should be promoted at the work place, how workplace health promotion can be maximally achieved, benefits of workplace health promotion to the employees and to the organization, innovation in workplace health promotion and ways to introduce innovation into workplace health promotion. It looked at workplace health promotion as the combined effort of employers, employees and society to improve health and wellbeing of workers at work and that it is a comprehensive approach and collaborative effort that should include employee education, health screening/ assessment, wellness programs, mental health support as the benefits are for both employers and their employees.  Innovation in workplace health promotion is leveraging on technology to improve health initiatives including   integrating health into company’s culture. The paper concluded that workplace health promotion is key to productivity in every organization and creating/including new ideas (innovation) into workplace health promotion will optimally increase worker’s wellbeing and lead to high productivity at the workplace. The paper recommended among others that organizations/institutions should leverage on technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) based platforms to improve on its health initiatives for their workers.