topic 6: occupational health & sustainable employability

Question 1

occupational health

Answer 1

an area of work in public health to promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations.

Question 2

sustainable employability

Answer 2

the ability and the will to perform current and future work in a productive, healthy and enjoyable way.

Question 3

factors that increase the risk of sickness absence

Answer 3

health status, personal factors, psychosocial determinants. work factors, psychosocial, work schedule characteristics

Question 4

work ability

Answer 4

the degree to which individuals are physically, mentally and socially able to work.

Question 5

vitality

Answer 5

the pleasing sensation of feeling energetic. having strong sense of vitality produces a sense of agency, provides resilience and serves as a leading indicator of good health.

Question 6

employability

Answer 6

contains components such as job satisfaction, employer satisfaction, job succes, maintaining and retaining employment.

Question 7

capability approach

Answer 7

employability is determined by how he or she succeeds in converting resources into capabilites and subsequently into working functioning.

Question 8

job demands resources model

Answer 8

proposes that the interaction between job demands and job resources influences employee outcomes, such as job satisfaction, performance and well being.

Question 9

the wet verbetering poortwachter

Answer 9

mandates employers and employees to collaborate on reintegration efforts for long term illness. to facilitate the swift and sustainable return of sick employees to the workforce.

Question 10

interventions

Answer 10

stretching exercise programs, workplace-based cognitive-behavioral job-stress management programs, multi-component programs, participative approach that engages employees, prevention.