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Health-Promoting Work Environments

Meaning

Health-Promoting Work Environments are organizational settings that are intentionally and systematically designed to support and actively encourage comprehensive employee well-being by integrating physical, psychological, and social health considerations into the fundamental workplace structure and culture. This holistic approach explicitly recognizes the profound and measurable impact of the occupational setting on an employee’s physiological function, particularly the delicate stress and recovery systems. Such environments are clinically characterized by factors like advanced ergonomic design, optimal light exposure, supportive and flexible management practices, and readily available resources for effective stress mitigation.