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Document ID (ISN)74702
CIS number 00-404
Year 2000
Convention or series no. Health, Environment and Safety in Enterprises, 2
Author(s) Kelly F.
Title Guidelines on improving the physical fitness of employees
Bibliographic information World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service,1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2000. iv, 70p. 48 ref.
Abstract These health guidelines are published as part of WHO's European Health21 policy framework. Lack of physical activity is a major public health problem even though the benefits of regular exercise are well known. This document describes the rationale for keeping active and the major steps to be undertaken at the workplace toward a wider involvement of staff and staff families in physical activity. It presents the benefits to employers and gives examples of successful programmes in various enterprises. Ten steps covering all aspects of a workplace health programme devoted to physical activity are described in detail, followed by advice on the design of such a programme.
Descriptors (primary) health programmes; physical fitness; WHO
Descriptors (secondary) physical fitness programmes; safety and health training; cardiovascular diseases
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom; WHO
Subject(s) Occupational physiology
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Physical fitness programmes
Workplace health promotion