There are many areas that can be develo-
ped besides promoting good eating habits,
health campaigns, and physical activity. As
Plato said, starting always is the most im-
portant part of work, to which we can add
that unless we try, failure is always certain.
It is not a question of providing discount
vouchers for a gym or providing healthy
lunches in the dining hall since this would
be a very superficial vision in this respect.
What healthy companies actually do is to
promote a change in the attitude of their
employees, motivating them to improve
their health and creating the right environ-
ment so that they can achieve this.
FCC, a healthy company
work, motivation and participation.
n
Increases the rate of retaining ta-
lent and diminishes staff turnover.
n
Improves the corporate image for
workers, for companies, and for
the communities where these are
located.
n
Reduces the cost of social health
services, social security, and insu-
rance and contributes to improving
the quality of life of citizens.
n
Improves the environment, pollu-
tion, access to transport and indus-
trial parks, access to safe jobs, etc.
The European Agency for Safety and Health
at Work makes the following recommenda-
tions for applying WHP programs:
n
It does not make any sense to
apply a WHP program without
offering at the same time a safe
and healthy work place. WHP is
principally based on a health cul-
ture and requires appropriate risk
management.
n
WHP goes beyond legal requisites;
it is based on voluntary actions by
both parts.
n
WHP can succeed only if it is inte-
grated as a permanent component
in all corporate processes.
n
WHP requires the active com-
mitment of both parts: the com-
pany, by offering healthy orga-
We have already started, have made pro-
gress and we should be able to take a
qualitative leap to ensure that WHP of em-
ployees is another line of work included in
the Strategic Plan. It is really necessary to
promote a change in the attitude of emplo-
yees, motivate them so that they improve
their health, and create an adequate envi-
ronment so that they can achieve it.
Achieving this change and motivating
employees while providing the necessary
means for living a healthy life necessarily
implies the need to design transversal
strategies throughout the different com-
pany departments. This strategy should
include awareness-building, information,
and specific action proposals.
We have defined our mission and vision
as follows:
•
Encourage and promote well-being
with the active participation of emplo-
yees.
nizational and environmental
conditions; and, employees, who
must be actively involved in the
programs.
n
Lifestyle is the worker’s option.
The worker can be encouraged
but can never be forced to chan-
ge his habits except if they harm
other people.
n
Involvement in WHP activities
is voluntary, although it should
take into account that adopting
a healthy lifestyle is for one’s own
benefit.
