[Workplace Health Promotion, an Alternative for Peruvians].

Regulations regarding health at the workplace have generated expectations in the role played by sanitary authorities in Peru. Healthcare based on the treatment with biological agents may be a result of the lack of understanding of workplace health promotion (WHP). WHP is still a new concept that requires deepening; nevertheless, it is expected to give way to properly managed health and safety programs, reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, reduced healthcare costs, reduced legal problems, and safe and healthy work environments.

[Notification of accidents and occupational diseases to the ministry of labor. Peru 2010-2014].

In order to determine trends in accidents and illnesses reported to the Ministry of Labor of Peru, a descriptive study of secondary data from the reports of monthly newsletters from September 2010 to December 2014 was performed. At the national level, 54,596 non-fatal accidents were reported. The rates of non-fatal accidents increased in 2011-2013 (296.

Work productivity among adults with varied Body Mass Index: Results from a Canadian population-based survey.

Background: The relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and work productivity, including absenteeism and presenteeism remains unclear. The objective of this study was to examine work productivity among adults with varied BMI using population-based data.

Methods: Data source was the 2009-2010 Canadian Community Health Survey.