Health companies in the field "in care" 12 thousand people - The Province of Varese

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The meeting on the draft health. Right Vittorio Gandini (Photo by varesepress)

less than a year after the launch of the initiative, the project budget WHP-Companies that promote the party on the initiative of Univa Health, ASL of Varese and the heads of the Departments of Health and Safety CGIL, CISL and UIL , is more than positive. Not only in numbers, but also for the involvement and initiatives put in place: they are twenty subjects who participated in the project which aims to promote the correct behavior for the protection of the health of workers, over 12 thousand people involved.

Thirteen companies, two institutions (Prefecture and the Province of Varese), two health facilities for a total of six principals (Hospital of Gallarate and Busto), two health care facilities and social welfare: “The most important element emerged in this first year of the start of the project – said yesterday Vittorio Gandini, director of the Industrial Union to the presentation of the results at the headquarters of the association – is the interest of our companies and their willingness to join. The budget of a total of 20 participating entities is a significant number. One thing that gives the sense of attention that the production system has for these issues of welfare and care of their employees. “

attention in recent years has been growing with the worsening of the economic crisis still in progress, said Gandini “instead of closing to curl in on themselves and their problems companies try to react, also relying on these new forms of social responsibility. “

own concrete cases recounted yesterday by the companies stated in the words of the director of Univa: Whirlpool, Sabic and Junk Network showed their paths to make their employees more involved and aware of the importance of staying healthy. “The metabolic dysfunction – said yesterday Stefano Taborelli, medical director of ASL Varese – account for 30 percent of the diseases but they absorb 70-80 percent of the resources. This makes it clear how important is prevention. ” That’s why, he pointed out Taborelli “The overall concept of psycho-physical well-being and protection of health in places of living and working in this project is the best expression and represents an excellent result for our local health authorities undertook to respond to the social and health needs and welfare of its citizens by collaborating and exploiting all the resources of the territory. “

Silvia Bottelli

Varese

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