WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION - PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES OF POLISH ORGANIZATIONS

The work ability, efficiency and productivity of employees depend on many factors. One of them is undoubtedly the condition and health of employees. The actions taken by organizations to increase and maintain a high work ability index have to take into account initiatives to protect and promote health of employees. These tasks initiative should not be limited only to actions aimed at preventing bad health condition (including preventing: work-related diseases, accidents, injuries, occupational diseases and stress), but it should cover initiatives for the widely understood care of mental and physical health of all employees (including the promotion of a healthy lifestyle). The purpose of this article is to make the concept characteristic of workplace health promotion. The paper presents the analysis of the secondary research and reports findings on activities undertaken by selected, Polish organizations connected with workplace health promotion.