Focus and Progress of the Occupational Health Initiative

Abstract

China’s rapid socioeconomic development has led to the coexistence of traditional and modern occupational hazards, and workers are facing increasingly serious risks of physical and mental health issues. Combined with the Healthy China strategy acting as the innovative force in advancing China’s public health, a series of national action plans has been implemented providing comprehensive strategies for protecting worker’s benefits and strengthening occupational disease prevention by integrating the sources of government, employers, workers, and other stakeholders. This article interprets the objectives, strategies, and features of the Occupational Health Protection Campaign and the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumoconiosis as two national programs for promoting occupational health and the Healthy Enterprises initiative as a great practice in integrating national theories of workplace health promotion and the World Health Organization’s concepts of the healthy workplace model. It concludes that all occupational health progress achieved in the Healthy China Initiative contributes to defending health and well-being of occupational populations and promoting the sustainable development of the economy and society in China.