Models and Approaches to Workplace Health Promotion and Well-Being with Diverse Population Groups
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 677
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health-promoting settings; social enterprise; disability and health promotion; evaluation in complex settings
Interests: entrepreneurship; social enterprise; social impact; digital media, film and television; sociology; gender studies; youth studies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Work is a key health-promotion settings due to its capacity to influence health and well-being outcomes and the duration of time that people spend at work. There is decades of research on the importance of workplace health promotion that takes a socio-ecological approach rather than simply a behavioural and programmatic lens. There is good evidence that comprehensive workplace health-promotion interventions can have positive impacts on a range of health domains and conditions, including mental health, physical activity, and nutrition. One of the current limitations of the workplace health-promotion literature is its relative lack of coverage of approaches with diverse population groups; many approaches have been conducted with general population groups. There are many workplaces now that specifically cater to the needs of diverse communities and those that have experienced marginalization in the labour market. Some business models, such as social enterprises, are often structured around promoting well-being as a core purpose [1].
This Special Issue seeks papers on workplace health promotion models and approaches with diverse population groups. We are interested in submissions about diverse population groups, including (but not limited to) people with disabilities, people with mental health and chronic health conditions, First Nations communities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities (including people from refugee backgrounds), LGBTIQA+ people, people impacted by the justice system, and groups historically excluded from the labour market. Manuscripts could present on organisational structures that promote well-being, particular intervention models, and some of the current challenges and opportunities that diverse populations experience with respect to their health and well-being in the workplace. Papers could also present on innovate ways to co-design workplace health-promotion settings with diverse population groups and an intersectional perspective. Theoretical, perspective, and empirical papers are all welcome.
Please note that papers should be original articles, reviews and meta-analyses, and short communications from innovative research.
Reference:
- Joyce, A.; Moussa, B., Elmes,A.; Campbell, P.; Suchowerska, R.; Buick, F.; Barraket, J.; Carey, G. Organisational structures and processes for health and well-being: Insights from work integration social enterprise. BMC Public Health 2022, 22, 1624. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13920-4
Dr. Andrew Joyce
Dr. Perri Campbell
Dr. Aurora Elmes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- workplace health promotion
- health and well-being, organizational design and structure
- intervention model and outcomes
- diverse populations
- barriers to workplace health and well-being
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