Development, Success Factors, and Challenges of Government-Led Health and Productivity Management Initiatives in Japan.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the Japanese government-led health and productivity management (HPM) strategy, specific initiatives, and success factors.

Methods: Self-described corporation data obtained from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for 2014 to 2019 were analyzed descriptively.

Results: Nationally, more than 8000 corporations participated in the HPM initiative, and performance improved each year.

[General background and practical implementation of the health management service institution in Korea].

The Korean Occupational Safety and Health Act requires an employer with more than 50 employees to assign a health manager or an occupational physician. However, there are many cases where it is difficult for medium-scale enterprises to perform occupational health practices autonomously because their financial base is weaker than that of large-scale enterprises. The Korean Occupational Safety and Health Act was amended in 1990 so that medium-scale enterprises could entrust a health management service institution with their health management tasks.