Bewertung der wirksamkeit betrieblicher gesundheitsförderung

Until now there is no comprehensive und standardized reporting system for worksite health promotion activities by the health insurance funds. Thus, it is still difficult to make a clear statement on the health-related effectiveness of such activities. In this article a study is presented, which tries to come closer to a sound judgement pragmatically. Documents from health promotion projects provided by four health insurance funds served as an empirical basis for the study. The information and data included in these documents were assessed by means of a point system. Ten of thirteen documents scored the minimum number of points, which had been defined as necessary to justify the assumption that the health promotion measures taken were effective with regard to back disorders. The study therefore indicates that worksite health promotion can contribute to the reduction of disorders and work disability if it complies with certain preconditions such as: systematic and cooperative planning and controlling, participation of employees, stepwise integration into the regular organizational structures and processes of the company, and combination of structural and behavioural prevention measures.