HEALTH PROMOTION PACKAGES - Sundhedsstyrelsen

(B) Returning to work after sickness absenceThe municipality establishes policies and procedures at municipal workplaces toensure smooth return to work after long sickness absence, such as by enabling employeesto make agreements on flexible working requirements, perhaps with accessto different types of jobs with permanent, flexible working requirements throughthe flexjob scheme.Reading to inspire action (in Danish, except where noted): The Working EnvironmentInformation Centre www.arbejdsmiljoviden.dk and the National Instituteof Public Health www.cabiweb.dk provide initiatives and tools. The National ResearchCentre for the Working Environment www.arbejdsmiljoforskning.dk, searchfor sickness absence, extensive summary in English has published a white paperon mental health, sickness absence and return to work, with recommended evidence-informedinitiatives to be implemented when an employee is absent becauseof mental health problems to ensure a smooth return to work.(B) Promoting well-being for older people: nursing homes and home care servicesThe municipality organizes activities in nursing homes and in home care servicesto promote well-being, social relations and physical activity and to prevent loneliness,depression, dementia and loss of function. To achieve this, the municipalitycan initiate outreach to identify older people not of Danish ethnic origin to overcomelanguage and cultural barriers to participation and contact. Reading to inspireaction (in Danish): The Metropolitan University College websitewww.aeldreviden.dk on knowledge about older people; The Danish Health andMedicines Authority www.sst.dk, search for aeldresundhed) provides inspirationalinformation about physical activity and mental health among older people.(B) Implementing programmes for preventing suicideThe municipality may benefit from using the programmes for preventing suicideamong children and adolescents and among older people prepared by the Ministryof Social Affairs. The programmes show how to ensure emergency preparedness,organization and collaboration and how to enhance the skills of relevant employees.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): The suicide prevention programmes areavailable from the Danish Centre for Suicide Researchwww.selvmordsforskning.dk.(B) Supporting socially disadvantaged peopleThe municipality establishes efforts to support socially disadvantaged people withmental disorders and life-threatening diseases. Socially disadvantaged people whodo not use social services may benefit from interdisciplinary outreach efforts tailoredto these people’s conditions and needs, such as teams of street nurses or socialnurses and programmes with support and contact people.Reading to inspire action (in Danish, www.sst.dk): Danish Health and MedicinesAuthority, Social ulighed i sundhed – hvad kan kommunen gøre [Social inequity inhealth – what can municipalities do?], pages 79–85; and Diederich et al. (DanishHealth and Medicines Authority), Ulighed i sundhed – årsager og indsatser [Inequityin health: causes and action], page 45.(B) Basic level(D) Developmental levelHealth promotion packages in Denmark – introduction and recommendations 29