Health Promotion Circles at the Workplace

Book : Health Promotion Circles at the Workplace

Author : * Alfons Schröer * Reinhold Sochert

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Essen

ISBN : 3-89701-502-1

Publish Date : March 2000

Publisher : Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds (BKK)

Book Number : 1743

INDEX

Contents
0 Foreword

1 Introduction: Involving the workforce

2 Activities for small groups and problem solving
groups within companies

2.1 Quality circles
2.2 Workshop circles
2.3 Safety circles
2.4 Learning workshops
2.5 Health promotion circles
2.5.1 The Dusseldorf Model
2.5.2 The Berlin Model

3 The development of the health promotion circle
concept - the basic model
3.1 Who should attend the health promotion circle?
3.2 Time limits for the project
3.3 Mediation
3.4 Issues to be addressed


4 Health promotion circles in practice

4.1 Prerequisites for the implementation of health
promotion circles
4.1.1 Consensus - company agreement
4.1.2 Project steering group
4.1.3 Occupational health and safety committees and health promotion circles
4.1.4 Where to implement health promotion circles
4.1.4.1 The company health report
4.1.4.2 Personnel department data
4.1.4.3 Company safety policy data
4.1.4.4 Employee surveys
4.1.5 Methods of implementation

4.1.5.1 Financial framework
4.1.5.2 Organisational framework
4.1.5.3 Time framework
4.1.5.4 Acceptance framework
4.2 The implementation of health promotion circles
4.2.1 Implementation stagphases - an overview
4.2.2 Preparation
4.2.2.1 Dissemination of information and the selection of participants
4.2.2.2 The employee survey
4.2.2.3 Familiarisation with the workplace
4.2.2.4 Discussion with company experts
4.2.3 Implementation
4.2.3.1 The first circle meeting
4.2.3.2 Second to penultimate meeting
4.2.3.3 The final circle meeting
4.2.3.4 Public relations
4.2.4 Presentation of the results
4.2.5 Putting results into practice

4.3 Evaluation of the circle work
4.3.1 Definition
4.3.2 Evaluation by circle members
4.3.3 Evaluation of circle work by employees
4.3.4 Evaluation of company documents

Summary: Value of Health promotion circles in Workplace Health Promotion

Appendix: Sample - Project agreements for the implementation of health promotion circles
Bibliography