[EQ] Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity

 

Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity

 

WHO World Health Organization WEF World Economic Forum Report of a Joint Event

May 19, 2008

 

Available online PDF [52p.] at: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Wellness/WHOWEF_report.pdf

 

Report Reveals Rising Cost of Chronic Diseases in the Workplace

·         Chronic disease is responsible for more than 60% of all deaths globally

·         Report calls for the worldwide introduction of workplace health programmes to tackle chronic disease

·         Leading companies urge health issues to be put higher up the corporate agenda

Geneva, Switzerland, 19 May 2008 –The report calls for workplace health programmes to be promoted and implemented globally.

“….Chronic disease, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease, is responsible for more than 60% of all deaths globally and is projected to account for 47 million deaths annually in the next 25 years. The economic consequences – driven by productivity reductions and increases in costs caused by these noncommunicable diseases among workforces – are dramatic. The WHO estimates that between 2005-2015, income loss (in international dollars) could rise to as much as $558 billion in China, $237 billion in India, $33 billion in Russia and $33 billion in the UK.

Not restricted to developed nations or older populations, the problem is growing fastest in low- and middle-income countries, and almost half of those who die from chronic diseases are in their productive years. Countries like Brazil, China, Russia and India currently lose more than 20 million productive life-years annually to chronic disease, and that number is expected to grow by 65% by 2030….”

 

Content:

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Rationale for Using the Workplace as a Setting for Diet and Physical Activity Promotion

3. Effectiveness and Efficiency of Workplace Health Promotion Interventions Targeting Diet and Physical Activity

4. Workplace Health Promotion Policies and Programmes

5. Multistakeholder Involvement

6. Monitoring and Evaluation

7. Gaps in Current Knowledge

8. Overall Conclusions

References

Annex 1: List of Participants

Annex 2: Key Resources

 

 

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