Guideline 28. Supporting lifestyle health screening

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The institution publicly recognizes the value of lifestyle health screening for employees.

Guideline code

WHP_03900

Mechanism

The management should institute training sessions for occupational health professionals and/or signpost professional development opportunities provided by other institutions on the benefits and practice of health screening.
If feasible and desirable, the management should establish an incentive scheme to encourage the development of health screening in client enterprises/organizations. This scheme should be based on the principles of good practice, i.e. using appropriately trained staff, providing advice at the time of screening to reduce employee anxiety and speedy referral to a doctor (either work or community based).
If feasible and desirable, the management should establish a health screening service that delivers services to client enterprises/organizations based on a service fee.

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Structure

The board/management should use all possible means to make client enterprises/organizations aware of the benefits of health screening for employees.
The board/management should investigate the possibility of establishing an incentive scheme to encourage the development of health screening services in client enterprises/organizations based on the principles of best practice, including data protection, data security and confidentiality.
The board/management should investigate the possibility of establishing a health screening service that delivers services to client enterprises/organizations based on a service fee.