Safety education priorities for achieving optimum wellness.
The underlying need and trends in the wellness movement are briefly reviewed. The critical omission of safety as an integrated component of wellness programs is addressed with supporting rationale. The typical wellness program aims at improving health habits. Such emphasis is appropriate but is not accountable for developing safety habits. Safety oriented principles and procedures are provided to guide professionals in integrating safety concepts and practices into wellness programs and their own professional safety lifestyle.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States