Status of health promotion programme implementation in small-scale enterprises in Japan.
This study was conducted to determine the status of the implementation of health promotion programmes (HPPs) in Japanese small-scale enterprises (SSEs). A survey was conducted in 1996 using a questionnaire mailed to all the member construction companies (n = 772) of a health insurance society, and a response rate of 84% was obtained. Health examination was most frequently conducted (90%), followed by exercise/fitness programmes (17%), smoking measures (12%), health guidance (11%) and nutrition education (6%). Mental health programmes and the government-advocated Total Health Promotion Plan (THP) were implemented at less than 2% of SSEs. The implementation rates for these programmes, except for smoking measures and the THP, were higher at large enterprises than at SSEs. The employment rate for occupational physicians (OPs) was 9% and 49% at SSEs and large enterprises, respectively. The activity most frequently conducted by OPs was health examination, followed by curative services and health education. Advising employees to undergo re-examination or more valid examination after the annual health examination was most frequently conducted by non-health professionals.
Muto
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Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan. mutot@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Hsieh
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Sakurai
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D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention