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75% of working age people in Britain are in employment and spend a high proportion
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Management
SOME FACTS
- (^) 75% of working age people in Britain are in employment and spend a high proportion of their waking hours in the workplace
- (^) The workplace offers great scope for targeting of messages and initiatives about healthy living – with potential impact on both employees and their families
- (^) Need to go beyond essential compliance with health and safety legislation and promote health and well-being more
generally
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- (^) Disease: is defined in terms of objective biological abnormalities in the structure and/or functions of bodily organs and systems
- (^) Illness : is the personal subjective perception of unwellness. Therefore, if a person feels ill, they are ill
- (^) Sickness: is derived from the concept of the “sick role”, a role that carries certain privileges (to stay away from work), as well as obligations (to seek medical help and to ‘get well’). Management
Estimated incidence rates of self-reported work-related illness, for people working in the last 12 months 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 All illnesses Musculoskeletal disorders Stress, depression or anxiety Other illnesses Incidence rate (per 100 000) 2001/02 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 95% confidence interval Management