2018 Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 162-168
Objective: This article described the goal of Health and Productivity with the introduction of its concept and the latest trends. Taking advantage of the experiences regarding Health and Productivity in a large-sized company, how to achieve the same goal was presented for small and medium-sized companies.
Contents: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan launched The Health & Productivity Stock Selection program in FY 2014 trying to improve healthy life expectancy. Since then, Health and Productivity has been attracting the public attention as an investment for survival of companies and their employees. In large-sized companies, how to achieve Health and Productivity has been accumulated. However, small and medium-sized companies have faced challenges to promote it since they have limited resources, such as manpower and budgets, and need to comply with laws and regulations. To overcome these challenges, it is useful to learn the progress about the integration of Occupational Health and Safety and Workplace Health Promotion. This is because it is effective to engage in conventional activities from the perspective of health promotion rather than creating other independent duties in the name of health and creativity.
Conclusion: The goal of Health and Productivity is to improve the health literacy of organizations. The most important factor in achieving such goal is the participation by the managers and employees. Small and medium-sized companies, in particular, are required to make "Their Own Unique and Original" efforts with fully utilizing their limited resources.
