title: Worksite health and wellness in the European union.
abstract: In recent years, trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and prevalence in Europe have shown a significant decline. Nonetheless, CVD still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and, as such, more efficient intervention strategies are needed. In this context, workplace health promotion is universally viewed as a potential resource for further reducing CVD burden. Currently, the most active organizations for promoting workplace health promotion are the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the European Network for Workplace Health Promotion and the Wellness International. The idea of wellbeing in the workplace has multiple meanings across organizations and countries in Europe and no comprehensive surveys examining its exact prevalence and overall impact are currently available. This review will describe the current state of workplace health promotion in Europe and address future directions for this potentially important intervention strategy.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology, University of Milano, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: marco.guazzi@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guazzi
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Pompilio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faggiano
authors.affiliation: UOS Prevenzione Cardiovascolare Secondaria ed Ecocardiografia, Dipartimento di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiocircolatorio, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni-Addolorata, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Mureddu
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faden
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sport Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niebauer
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Fondazione "Salvatore Maugeri," IRCCS, Veruno, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierluigi L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Temporelli
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards
keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular risk; Worksite wellness