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The Evidence of Health Promotion (Part 2 - Evidence book)

The Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness. A Report for the European Commission by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education Shaping Public Health in a New Europe PART TWO (Evidence book).
Assessing 20 years Evidence of the Health, Social, Economic and Political Impacts of Health Promotion.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme. They seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) a statutory remit to promote and monitor human rights; and to protect, enforce and promote equality across the seven "protected" grounds - age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.

Oxfam

To have the biggest possible impact on the lives of poor people worldwide, Oxfam concentrates on three interlinked areas of work:

Emergency response

People need help in an emergency – fast. We save lives, swiftly delivering aid, support and protection; and we help communities develop the capacity to cope with future crises.

Development work

Poor people can take control, solve their own problems, and rely on themselves – with the right support. We fund long-term work to fight poverty in thousands of communities worldwide.

Campaigning for change

Poverty isn’t just about lack of resources. In a wealthy world it’s about bad decisions made by powerful people. Oxfam campaigns hard, putting pressure on leaders for real lasting change.

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)/ Le Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST)

Established in 1978 in Hamilton - Ontario, The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health, safety and wellness programs. A not-for-profit federal department corporation, CCOHS is governed by a tripartite Council – representing government, employers and labour – to ensure a balanced, approach to workplace health and safety issues. It offers a range of workplace health and safety services to help the organizations raise awareness, assess risks, implement prevention programs, and improve health, safety and well-being.

Le Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST) est un organisme du gouvernement fédéral du Canada situé à Hamilton, en Ontario. Sa vision est d'éliminer toutes les maladies et les blessures liées au travail sur le territoire canadien.

Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infotuni sul Lavoro (INAIL) - WORKERS COMPENSATION AUTHORITY

L’INAIL, Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, persegue una pluralità di obiettivi: ridurre il fenomeno infortunistico; assicurare i lavoratori che svolgono attività a rischio; garantire il reinserimento nella vita lavorativa degli infortunati sul lavoro. L’assicurazione, obbligatoria per tutti i datori di lavoro che occupano lavoratori dipendenti e parasubordinati nelle attività che la legge individua come rischiose, tutela il lavoratore contro i danni derivanti da infortuni e malattie professionali causati dalla attività lavorativa. L’assicurazione esonera il datore di lavoro dalla responsabilità civile conseguente ai danni subiti dai propri dipendenti. La tutela nei confronti dei lavoratori, anche a seguito delle recenti innovazioni normative, ha assunto sempre più le caratteristiche di sistema integrato di tutela, che va dagli interventi di prevenzione nei luoghi di lavoro, alle prestazioni sanitarie ed economiche, alle cure, riabilitazione e reinserimento nella vita sociale e lavorativa nei confronti di coloro che hanno già subito danni fisici a seguito di infortunio o malattia professionale. Allo scopo di contribuire a ridurre il fenomeno infortunistico l’INAIL realizza inoltre importanti iniziative mirate al monitoraggio continuo dell’andamento dell’occupazione e degli infortuni, alla formazione e consulenza alle piccole e medie imprese in materia di prevenzione, al finanziamento imprese che investono in sicurezza.

INAIL - The Workers Compensation Authority - pursues several objectives: the reduction of accidents at work, the insurance of workers involved in risky activities; the re-integration in the labour market and in social life of work accident victims.
This type of insurance, compulsory for all employers hiring workers in activities which the law defines as risky, protects workers from any kind of damage resulting from work related accidents and occupational diseases freeing employers from any civil liability.

The safeguard of workers is now more than ever an integrated protection system-as a result also of recent innovative provisions of law-ranging from prevention on the workplace to health and economic benefits, medical treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration in the social and working life of victims of physical damage consequent to a work related accident or professional disease.

With a view to contributing to the reduction of accidents, INAIL has also implemented a number of important tools to continually monitor employment and accident trends, it provides small and medium size enterprises with training and advice in the field of prevention and funds companies that decide to invest in the improvement of safety.

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health - IOSH

IOSH, Europe's leading body for health and safety professionals, represents ten thousands of members. As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, the Institution regulates and steers the profession, maintaining standards and providing impartial, authoritative guidance on health and safety issues. The website provides safestartup.org: a tool for SMEs in the British Isles. There is an occupational health toolkit and plenty of forum threads to discuss practical OSH issues.

European Commission: Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs (DG Employment)

The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based on equal opportunities.

It plays a key role in promoting positive interaction between economic, social and employment policies, bringing in the main players who can help to achieve the EU strategic objective, viz. to make Europe the world most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.

In other words, the Directorate-General's job is to play its part in addressing the major challenges and formulating concrete responses with a view to achieving this strategic objective, more especially as regards :

• Employment thanks to the European Employment Strategy (application of the open method of co-ordination aimed at bringing national policies closer in this field) and the European Social Fund financial tool (EUR 9 billion per year managed in partnership with the Member States).
• Structures in the world of work by approximating national legislation regulating the labour market, by developing social dialogue at European level, by modernising labour relations, and by making the EU workers more mobile.
• Social exclusion and social protection by reinforcing the co-operation between Member States, drawing up legislation and running programmes to counter discrimination, promoting fundamental rights and by enhancing the integration of disabled people.
• Equality between men and women by producing and overseeing legislation, running programmes designed to improve equal opportunities for women and men and ensuring that the gender issue is taken into account in all fields of Community action.

General health and safety information at a European level can be found at the Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs pages on health and safety. For example information on national measures transposing the health and safety directives is available.

Focal Point - Greece.

This website contains information on occupational health and safety in Greece and links to important relevant government departments, organisations, associations and societies.

European Trade Union Institute - Research, Education, Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)

The ETUC-REHS, formerly, the trade union technical bureau (TUTB), carries out a lot of work on a wide variety of issues. Training activities with AFETT/ETUCO The TUTB regularly organises training activities in collaboration with AFETT and ETUCO. The aim of these training sessions is to encourage co-operation between trade union experts and to act as a forum for practical trade union discussion. Calendar of training sessions. GOSH - Multi-Country Programme for Distance Education The programme offers on the one hand the opportunity for young people to spend a period in another country and to get involveGOSH is the European Studies Program pointed to Eastern Europe and financed by Phare which helps in Gearing up with the Occupational Safety and Health systems in the European Union. TUTB is involved in the definition of the "Course Curriculum" for a distance training package on the European Legislation concerning Occupational Safety and Health. The multi-country program for distance education on "the EU Framework Directive on Occupational Health and Safety and its consequences for Safety and Health in the workplace" have been established by the TNO, The Netherlands. Approximately 88 participants from ten applicant Eastern European countries are invited to participate: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. d in a local project as a volunteer. On the other hand, it allows a wide range of different organisations to work together and build European partnerships by exchanging volunteers. Training for European Works Councils The TUTB develops training and information tools for European Works Councils in collaboration with the European Industry Federations (European federations of textile, metallurgy and chemistry).

The Health and Safety Department provides resources of expertise to trade union members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, which meets in Luxembourg, and the Bilbao-based European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.
It conducts research into such fields as risk assessment, prevention systems, musculo-skeletal disorders, gender dimensionand health at work, ergonomics, mental workload and occupational stress.

It runs networks of experts on technical standardisation (ergonomics, safety of machinery) and hazardous substances (classification, risk assessment, setting occupational exposure limits). The Health and Safety Department is an associate member of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN).

Focal Point - Luxembourg.

L' Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM) représente le 'Point Focal National' dans le réseau d'information de l'Agence européenne pour la Santé et la Sécurité au Travail.

Le but du réseau d'information consiste à collectionner et à distribuer toutes les informations disponibles dans le domaine de la Santé et de la Sécurité au Travail à travers l'Europe pour promouvoir l'amélioration du millieu du travail. L'Inspection du Travail et des Mines gère ce site Internet et en même temps organise et coordine le développement du résau luxembourgeois d'informations sur la prévention la protection et le bien-être au travail.

National Focal Point in Luxembourg is represented by the Labour and Mine Inspectorate disseminating good pratice from the filed of health and safety at work.

BAuA - Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin

Die Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) ist Forschungseinrichtung, Wissensdienstleister und Serviceeinrichtung für Wirtschaft, Politik, Sozialpartner und Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Auf ihrer Homepage stellt sie ausgewählte Handlungshilfen, Informationen für die Praxis und Technische Regeln zum Herunterladen zur Verfügung.

The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) is research facility and service provider for industry, government, social partners and the general public. On its website you can find guidelines, good practice information and technical rules on occupational safety and health for download.

Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung - DGUV

Der Verband "Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung" (DGUV) ist der Spitzenverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften und der Unfallversicherungsträger der öffentlichen Hand. Er nimmt die gemeinsamen Interessen seiner Mitglieder wahr und fördert deren Aufgaben zum Wohl der Versicherten und der Unternehmen. Der Verband vertritt die gesetzliche Unfallversicherung gegenüber Politik, Bundes-, Landes-, europäischen und sonstigen nationalen und internationalen Institutionen sowie Sozialpartnern.

The DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) is the umbrella association of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors (the BGs and the public-sector accident insurers respectively). It assumes responsibility for the common interests of its member institutions and promotes their functions in the interests of both member companies and insured individuals. The DGUV represents the statutory accident insurance institutions in their dealings with policymakers, regional, national, European and international institutions, and employers' and employees' representative bodies.

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.

The Foundation is a European Agency, one of the first to be established to work in specialised areas of EU policy. Specifically, it was set up by the European Council (Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1365/75 of 26 May 1975), to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe.

The Foundation carries out research and development projects, to provide data and analysis for informing and supporting the formulation of EU policy on working and living conditions. The Foundation has a network of experts throughout Europe who conduct research on its behalf including assessing the current national situations, the preparation of case studies and national reports and the conducting of surveys.

As part of its research base, the Foundation maintains a number of key monitoring tools, such as the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO), European surveys on working conditions and Monitoring Quality of Life in the EU. Their focus has been extended to include all of the Member States and candidate countries.

Also, the Foundation maintains a long-standing commitment to the issue of equal opportunities for women and men in their social and working life.

Nederlands Focal Point voor Veiligheid en Gezondheid op het Werk - Focal Point Netherlands

Welkom bij het Nederlandse deel van het Europese netwerk voor veiligheid en gezondheid op het werk. Dit netwerk heeft tot doel informatie over veiligheid en gezondheid op het werk te verspreiden naar werkgevers en werknemers in de Europese Unie. Daarnaast wordt hiermee de samenwerking en uitwisseling van informatie en ervaring bevorderd tussen de Lidstaten onderling.

The web site of the Focal point of the Netherlands is focused on providing good practice information on safety and health at work, campaign information and an overview on new developments.

Työsuojelun tietopankki (Focal Point - Finland).

Työsuojelun tietopankki on osa Euroopan työterveys- ja työturvallisuusviraston verkostoa, joka on perustettu työturvallisuus- ja työterveystiedon levittämistä varten. Täältä löydät tietoa viranomaisilta, tutkimuslaitoksilta ja muilta organisaatioilta.

This Internet site is part of an European network established by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The aim of the network is to collect and disseminate information throughout the European Union in order to encourage improvements in the working environment. This site provides information of occupational safety and health in Finland.

Australian Safety and Compensation Council

Through a partnership of government, unions and industry the ASCC leads and coordinates national efforts to: prevent workplace death, injury and disease; improve workers' compensation arrangements, and improve the rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers. The ASCC also provides a national forum for State and Territory governments, employers and employees to consult and participate in the development of policies relating to OHS and workers' compensation matters, and promotes national consistency in the OHS and workers' compensation regulatory framework.

Good Practice - People with Disabilities

2003 has been designated as the European Year of People with Disabilities. To support the Year, the Agency has compiled various resources, to help those interested in this topic find information, ideas and practical solutions: There are links to websites of organisations providing relevant material -providers- listed by country and there are links to resources organised by topics.

Arbeiterkammer Österreich - AK Österreich (Chamber of Labour in Austria)

Die Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte ist die gesetzliche Interessenvertretung von rund 3,2 Mio. Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern. Beschäftigung, Weiterbildung, Qualifizierung und Wiedereingliederung von Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern in den Arbeitsmarkt gehören neben arbeits- und sozialrechtlichen Themen und dem Verbraucherschutz zu den wichtigsten Arbeitsschwerpunkten der Bundeskammer.

The Chamber of Labour in Austria represents the interests of over 3 million employees.

Focal Point - Denmark

Velkommen til den danske arbejdsmiljøside. Den danske arbejdsmiljøside er en del af et europæisk informationsnetværk, der er etableret af Det europæiske Arbejdsmiljøagentur. Her finder du bl.a. information om danske arbejdsmiljøregler, forskning og publikationer. Og du kan klikke dig videre til relevante organisationer på arbejdsmiljøområdet. Eller klikke videre til et eller flere af de 14 andre EU-landes informationer om arbejdsmiljø. Du kan også få et overblik over arbejdsmiljøinitiativer på EU-niveau og internationalt niveau. Arbejdstilsynet er koordinator for samarbejdet med Det europæiske Arbejdsmiljøagentur og sørger bl.a. for indsamlingen og formidling af information fra det danske informationsnetværk.

 

The Danish page is part of a European information network established by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work. Here you will find information on Danish occupational safety and health rules, research and publications.