Employment and Chronic Diseases: Suggested Actions for The Implementation of Inclusive Policies for The Participation of People with Chronic Diseases in the Labour Market

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Alison Maassen¹  Andrew Barnfield¹  Jaana Lindstrom²  Eeva Rantala²  Iñaki Imaz-Iglesia³  Fabiola Silvaggi⁴  Claudia Toppo⁴  Erika Guastafierro⁴  Michela Eigenmann⁴  Matilde Leonardi⁴  Chiara Scaratti⁴ 

[1] EuroHealthNet, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, 00271 Helsinki, Finland;Instituto de Salud Carlos III—“Carlos III” Institute for Health, 28029 Madrid, Spain;Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione Irccs Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy;

关键词: chronic disease;    employment;    toolbox;    policy dialogue;    inclusion;    public health;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17030820

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In recent decades, the number of people living with one or more chronic diseases has increased dramatically, affecting all sectors of society, particularly the labour market. Such an increase of people with chronic diseases combined with the aging of working population affects income levels and job opportunities, careers, social inclusion and working conditions. Both legislation and company regulations should take into account the difficulties that workers experiencing chronic diseases may face in order to be able to formulate innovative and person-centred responses to effectively manage this workforce while simultaneously ensuring employee wellbeing and continued employer productivity. The European Joint Action “CHRODIS PLUS: Implementing good practices for Chronic Diseases” supports European Union Member States in the implementation of new and innovative policies and practices for health promotion, diseases prevention and for promoting participation of people with chronic diseases in labour market. Therefore, a Toolbox for employment and chronic conditions has been developed and its aim is to improve work access and participation of people with chronic diseases and to support employers in implementing health promotion and chronic disease prevention activities in the workplace. The Toolbox consists of two independent instruments: the Training tool for managers and the Toolkit for workplaces that have been tested in different medium and large companies and working sectors in several European countries.

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