In general, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and mental ill health have multiple causes. They are associated with working and living conditions, individual characteristics and socio-economic status. Health promotion and prevention activities must therefore take a multi-disciplinary approach. However, there is still a tendency in some areas to tackle CVD and mental ill health in isolation.
This report points out that sustainable health promotion and prevention calls for collaboration across different professions and policy fields. It emphasises that interventions to improve workplace health, although embedded in different concepts, have common goals, characteristics and benefits. These interventions can effectively reduce risk factors and diseases and show a
positive return-on-investment.