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Health promotion in the workplace

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The philosophical basis of occupational health (OH) lies in its commitment to a two-pronged strategy: to the protection of the worker from illness or injury arising as a result of work activity and to the promotion of health and well-being by the provision of strategies that encompass occupational, lifestyle, environmental, political, social and legal factors and emphasize self-empowered decision-making.

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  1. West Midlands Regional Health Authority, UK

    Margaret Bamford (Director of Nursing Services (Acting) (Director of Nursing Services (Acting)

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Molloy, J. (1995). Health promotion in the workplace. In: Bamford, M. (eds) Work and Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4423-8_6

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