印度各组织越来越重视在工作场所制定健康计划。这些计划旨在改善员工健康,反过来,有助于减少旷工,以及提高工作效率和提高员工敬业度。值得注意的是,成人疫苗接种在确保员工福祉方面发挥着重要作用,以及保持组织盈利。印度成年人的疫苗可预防疾病(VPD)负担正在增加,导致严重的发病率和残疾。此外,成人免疫接种在印度是一个未得到充分宣传的概念。印度迫切需要提高对成人免疫接种的认识,特别是在职业健康环境中-在雇员和雇主层面。鉴于此,在印度职业健康协会(IAOH)的主持下举行了一次专家会议,讨论与印度工作人口中VPD负担有关的关键问题,并制定职业健康环境中成人疫苗接种指南。该共识指南文件可以作为印度各地组织的指南,以提高对成人疫苗接种的认识,并设计工作场所疫苗接种计划,以促进员工的健康。
There is an increasing focus on instituting wellness programs at the workplace among organizations in India. Such programs are aimed at improving employee health, which in turn, helps in reducing absenteeism, as well as in increasing work productivity and improving employee engagement. Of note, adult vaccination plays a significant role in ensuring the well-being of employees, as well as in keeping an organization profitable. The burden of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in adults is increasing in India, causing significant morbidity and disability. Moreover, adult immunization is an underpublicized concept in India. There is an urgent need to create awareness about adult immunization in India, particularly in occupational health settings-both at the employee and employer levels. In view of this, an expert meeting was held under the aegis of the Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH) to discuss key issues pertaining to the burden of VPDs in the working population in India and to formulate
guidelines on adult vaccination in occupational health settings. This
consensus guideline document may act as a guide for organizations across India to create awareness about adult vaccination and also to design workplace vaccination programs to promote better health among employees.