The personnel policy program for the employees in studied municipality includes guidelines for the working environment, saying that health promoting activities is offered to all employees.                              Objective: To investigate how these activities were used and how the staff perceived the activities offered. The aim was also to find out how well the information about current health promotion efforts reached the staff.Method: A qualitative approach was used in the form of interviews. The sample consisted of municipal employees from seven different work sites.  A total of 12 women aged 32-52 years participated. The interviews were recorded and a hermeneutic theory was used to interpret the results.Results: The results showed that most informants used some form of fitness activity. In most cases health care-time was used for anything from walking to organized workouts. The great barrier was lack of information and lack of trained and dedicated health motivators. In several cases, informants had no knowledge about what a health motivator is supposed to do. The informants own suggestions for health promotion interventions included stress management and foot care.Conclusion: The survey showed that respondents were poorly informed about which wellness activities the municipality offered. The result could also be interpreted as a communication gap between the local authority, health motivators and the employees. A request for group activities was detected.

<p>The aim of this study was to investigate how a workplace should be formed to promote health according to the employees. The study was made in IKEA handla hemma in Älmhult, Sweden. The aim of the study was to find out why people experience health at their workplace environment, from a salutogenetic point of view. The study is based on 12 strategically selected interviews and where analysed according to Grounded Theory. This resulted in a model where the core category was “The prevailing spirit of the organisation” and the five main categories was “That the organisation creates favourable conditions to promote health”, “That there is a god atmosphere amongst the colleagues and the bosses”, “The personal point of view about health”, “The relationship to goals and responsibility” and “The personal point of view about their surroundings”. The result shows that it’s important to look upon health in its entirety. Health isn’t stronger than its weakest point. The findings should work as a guide in the on going work with the employees at IKEA handla hemma. For the future it would be interesting to do a study in a workplace with worse health and then compare them with each other.</p>

The aim of this study was to investigate how a workplace should be formed to promote health according to the employees. The study was made in IKEA handla hemma in Älmhult, Sweden. The aim of the study was to find out why people experience health at their workplace environment, from a salutogenetic point of view. The study is based on 12 strategically selected interviews and where analysed according to Grounded Theory. This resulted in a model where the core category was “The prevailing spirit of the organisation” and the five main categories was “That the organisation creates favourable conditions to promote health”, “That there is a god atmosphere amongst the colleagues and the bosses”, “The personal point of view about health”, “The relationship to goals and responsibility” and “The personal point of view about their surroundings”. The result shows that it’s important to look upon health in its entirety. Health isn’t stronger than its weakest point. The findings should work as a guide in the on going work with the employees at IKEA handla hemma. For the future it would be interesting to do a study in a workplace with worse health and then compare them with each other.

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur ideella ridskolor arbetar i Sverige mot en hälsofrämjande arbetsplats då få studier inom hälsofrämjande arbete genomförs i ideella organisationer. Studien fokuserar på ideella ridskolor i Dalarna. Sjukfrånvaron i Sverige 2017 uppgick till 62 miljarder kronor, där psykisk ohälsa var grunden för nästan hälften av beloppet. Tidigare forskning har visats att arbetsmiljön påverkar anställdas psykiska hälsa. Därför är trivsel på arbetsplatsen av stor betydelse på grund av dess roll för att skapa en hälsofrämjande arbetsplats. En hälsofrämjande organisation har positiva effekter på både individen och organisationen och förebygger sjukfrånvaro. Den teoretiska referensramen för studien bygger på tidigare forskning inom ämnet hälsofrämjande arbetsplatser. Studiens empiri är baserad på fem semistrukturerade intervjuer som gjorts via Zoom samt telefon på grund av Covid-19-pandemin. Resultatet visar faktorer som är förutsättningar för ett hälsofrämjande arbete. En av faktorerna är utbildning, dels i hälsofrämjande arbete då resultatet har visats att några respondenter inte är bekanta med begreppet hälsofrämjande arbete och att arbetet tar olika stor plats i de ideella ridskolorna. Även utbildning i ledarskap är av betydelse. En annan faktor är resurser där tid, stöd och ekonomi ingår. Resultatet visar att tiden många gånger inte räcker till för att arbeta hälsofrämjande samt att stödet från styrelsen är bristande många gånger. Dock är även ekonomi ett hinder och därav kan det vara svårt att ta in extra resurser. Resultatet pekar även på delaktighet och samanhållning samt kommunikation som betydelsefulla faktorer i det hälsofrämjande arbetet. En bristande kommunikation har visats vara orsaken till konflikter, kommunikation har även visats vara lösningen på konflikter. För utveckling av det hälsofrämjande arbetet i ideella ridskolor pekar resultatet på ett behov av kunskap inom hälsofrämjande arbete samt även inom ledarskap. Även ett behov av tydliggörande i vad styrelsen har för ansvar i rollen som arbetsgivare visas i resultatet. / The purpose of this study is to investigate how non-profit organizations work in Sweden towards a health-promoting workplace as few studies in health-promoting work are carried out in non-profit organizations. The study focuses on non-profit riding schools in Dalarna. Sick leave in Sweden in 2017 amounted to SEK 62 billion, where mental illness was the basis for almost half of the amount. Previous research has shown that the work environment affects employees' mental health. Therefore, well-being in the workplace is of great importance due to its role in creating a health-promoting workplace. A health-promoting organization has positive effects on both the individual and the organization and prevents sick leave. The theoretical frame of reference for the study is based on previous research in the subject of health-promoting workplaces. The empirical study is based on five semi-structured interviews conducted via Zoom and telephone due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The results show factors that are prerequisites for health promotion work. One of the factors is education, partly in health-promoting work as the results have shown that some respondents are not familiar with the concept of health-promoting work and that work takes different places in the non-profit riding schools. Leadership training is also important. Another factor is resources where time, support and finances are included. The results show that the time is often not enough to work to promote health and that the support from the board is often lacking. However, finances are also an obstacle and therefore it can be difficult to bring in extra resources. The results also point to participation and cohesion as well as communication as important factors in the health promotion work. Lack of communication has been shown to be the cause of conflicts, communication has also been shown to be the solution to conflicts. For the development of health-promoting work in non-profit riding schools, the results point to a need for knowledge in health-promoting work and also in leadership. The need also clarifies the Board's responsibility for its role as an employer.

Hierdie navorsing het die bevordering van die regering se gesondheidsbevorderingsdoelwitte soos vervat in die Witskrif vir die Transformasie van die Gesondheidstelsel in Suid-Afrika, Kennisgewing 667 van 1997 (White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa Notice 667 of 1997) ten doel. 'n Verdere doel was om die behoefte na beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende programme in geselekteerde beroepsituasies vanuit 'n verpleegkundige perspektief vas te stel. Die resultate van hierdie navorsing het aangedui dat daar wel 'n behoefte bestaan aan beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende programme in geselekteerde beroepsituasies. Hierdie behoefte is vasgestel deur middel van die literatuurstudie en deur die versameling van inligting deur middel van 'n opname. 'n Holistiese en bemagtigingsbenadering tot beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende, asook 'n gesondheidsbevorderende verplegingsbenaderingsraamwerk word voorgestel. Addisioneel word riglyne vir die ontwikkeling en implementering van beroepsgesondheidsbevorderingsprogramme asook 'n gesondheidsbevorderende verpleegopleidingsprogram voorgestel. Daar word aanbeveel dat gesondheidsbevorderende verpleegkunde ingesluit word in alle verpleegkunde praktyke en verpleegkunde kurrikula. Aanbevelings ten opsigte van toekomstige navorsing sentreer rondom 'n ondersoek na die huidige status van beroepsgesondheidsbevordering, navorsing met betrekking tot die gesondheidsbevorderende werkplek en kampus - wat alle belanghebbendes insluit - die status van gesondheidsbevorderende opleiding; en navorsing gelyksoortig aan hierdie een in ander streke van Suid-Afrika. Die skeiding tussen beroeps- en primere gesondheidsorg in werkplekke behoort ook ondersoek te word. / This research is aimed at furthering the health promotion and occupational health objectives of the government as is set out in the "The White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa Notice 667 of 1997". The aim of this research was to determine the need for occupational health promotion programmes in selected occupational settings from a nursing perspective. The overall outcome of this research demonstrated that a need exists for occupational health promotion programmes in selected occupational settings. This was illustrated by the literature study and by the information collected through a survey. Three frameworks are proposed, namely a holistic approach to an occupational health promotion programme, an empowerment occupational health promotion approach, and a health promoting nursing framework. In addition, guidelines for the development and implementation of an occupational health promotion programme and a health promotion and health promoting nursing training programme are recommended. It is also recommended that health promoting nursing be included in all nursing practice and nursing training curricula. Recommendations for future research centred on the investigation of the present status of occupational health promotion, research regarding the health promoting workplace and campus that involves all stakeholders, the status of health promotion training, and research similar to this one in other regions of South Africa. The division of occupational health and primary health care in occupational health settings needs to be investigated as well. / Health Studies / M.A. (Advanced Nursing Sciences)

Hierdie navorsing het die bevordering van die regering se gesondheidsbevorderingsdoelwitte soos vervat in die Witskrif vir die Transformasie van die Gesondheidstelsel in Suid-Afrika, Kennisgewing 667 van 1997 (White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa Notice 667 of 1997) ten doel. 'n Verdere doel was om die behoefte na beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende programme in geselekteerde beroepsituasies vanuit 'n verpleegkundige perspektief vas te stel. Die resultate van hierdie navorsing het aangedui dat daar wel 'n behoefte bestaan aan beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende programme in geselekteerde beroepsituasies. Hierdie behoefte is vasgestel deur middel van die literatuurstudie en deur die versameling van inligting deur middel van 'n opname. 'n Holistiese en bemagtigingsbenadering tot beroepsgesondheidsbevorderende, asook 'n gesondheidsbevorderende verplegingsbenaderingsraamwerk word voorgestel. Addisioneel word riglyne vir die ontwikkeling en implementering van beroepsgesondheidsbevorderingsprogramme asook 'n gesondheidsbevorderende verpleegopleidingsprogram voorgestel. Daar word aanbeveel dat gesondheidsbevorderende verpleegkunde ingesluit word in alle verpleegkunde praktyke en verpleegkunde kurrikula. Aanbevelings ten opsigte van toekomstige navorsing sentreer rondom 'n ondersoek na die huidige status van beroepsgesondheidsbevordering, navorsing met betrekking tot die gesondheidsbevorderende werkplek en kampus - wat alle belanghebbendes insluit - die status van gesondheidsbevorderende opleiding; en navorsing gelyksoortig aan hierdie een in ander streke van Suid-Afrika. Die skeiding tussen beroeps- en primere gesondheidsorg in werkplekke behoort ook ondersoek te word. / This research is aimed at furthering the health promotion and occupational health objectives of the government as is set out in the "The White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa Notice 667 of 1997". The aim of this research was to determine the need for occupational health promotion programmes in selected occupational settings from a nursing perspective. The overall outcome of this research demonstrated that a need exists for occupational health promotion programmes in selected occupational settings. This was illustrated by the literature study and by the information collected through a survey. Three frameworks are proposed, namely a holistic approach to an occupational health promotion programme, an empowerment occupational health promotion approach, and a health promoting nursing framework. In addition, guidelines for the development and implementation of an occupational health promotion programme and a health promotion and health promoting nursing training programme are recommended. It is also recommended that health promoting nursing be included in all nursing practice and nursing training curricula. Recommendations for future research centred on the investigation of the present status of occupational health promotion, research regarding the health promoting workplace and campus that involves all stakeholders, the status of health promotion training, and research similar to this one in other regions of South Africa. The division of occupational health and primary health care in occupational health settings needs to be investigated as well. / Health Studies / M.A. (Advanced Nursing Sciences)

Arbetsplatsen definieras ofta som den viktigaste miljön för att främja hälsa. Samtidigt är ett hälsofrämjande ledarskap till stor del inte beskrivet eller definierat i relation till hur och varför det främjar medarbetarnas hälsa. Studiens syfte var att belysa hur chefer med personalansvar arbetar pedagogiskt med hälsofrämjande arbete i praktiken. Studien har en hermeneutisk utgångspunkt med en abduktiv ansats. Nio semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes och har analyserats med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Studiens teoretiska referensram utgår ifrån den hälsopedagogiska teorin känsla av sammanhang samt lärandeteorin communities of practice. Resultatet visade att chefer arbetar hälsofrämjande genom ett pedagogiskt ledarskap där de främst använder kommunikation för att främja delaktighet samt att skapa goda relationer och dialoger på arbetet. Resultatet visade att nyckelfaktorer som anses vara viktiga för ett hälsofrämjande ledarskap är delaktighet för ökat engagemang och förtroende, relationsskapande för öppen dialog samt anpassningsbart ledarskap för balanserade krav med ett pedagogiskt förhållningssätt. Slutligen beskrivs uppkomna situationer mellan chef och medarbetare som en del av en gemensam utveckling där gruppen utvecklar sitt lärande genom det sociala mötet. Genom att öka dimensionerna av hanterbarhet, delaktighet och meningsfullhet får medarbetarna möjligheten att utveckla känsla av sammanhang för en bättre hälsa. / Workplace is frequently described as one of the most valuable environments for health promotion contributions. Tough leadership is described as a valuable part of workplace health promotion there is yet a gap in knowledge of how a promoting leadership is defined and what kind of impact this might have on promoting employee’s health. The aim of this study was to illustrate how managers, responsible of employee’s, work pedagogically with health promotion in practice. The study has a hermeneutic starting point with an abductive approach. Nine semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. The theoretical frame of this study is based on the health pedagogy theory sense of coherence and the learning theory communities of practice. The result showed that managers managed health promotion through a pedagogical leadership mainly through communication to promote participation and create good relationships and dialogues with employees. Key factors that are considered to be important for health promotion leadership are participation to increased commitment and trust, promoting relationship to encourage an open dialogue and adaptive leadership for balanced demands with a pedagogical approach. Finally, situations that arise between manager and employees are described as part of a mutual development where the group develops its learning through the social meeting. By increasing the dimensions of manageability, participation and meaningfulness, employees will obtain ability to develop a sense of coherence for a better health.