Guideline 7. Demonstrating leadership for health

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The social security institution sets an example to others through the actions it takes to protect and promote the health and well-being of its own staff.

Good practice in this internal role gives the institution the credibility it requires to champion, lead and facilitate workplace health promotion in its client enterprises and organizations.

Guideline code
WHP_01000
Mechanism
Mechanism
  • The board/management should formally commit to promoting the health of the institution’s employees and recognize the value in doing so.
  • The management should ensure that this commitment is reflected in the institution’s vision and goals, well integrated into business and human resources policies and translated into action programmes.
  • The management should ensure that the institution’s workplace health promotion policies are communicated externally and thus set an example for client enterprises/organizations.
Structure
Structure
  • The board/management should support workplace health promotion for its own employees and integrate it into the existing organization.
  • The management should charge the workplace health promotion team with initiating and coordinating workplace health promotion within the institution.
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Guideline 7. Demonstrating leadership for health
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