Implications for strategic health management
Top down commitment and company appreciation for the between business success and the health of the community where employees work and live. Guiding principles of action aimed at maintaining a healthy work force and advocacy for lasting improvements in community health through co operative consultation with host governments and other stakeholders. Formation of a multifunctional strategic health management team to develop a strategic health management plan. Establish networks for consultation with local health authorities and the World Health organization to assess risks, needs and priorities. conduct initial health risk and impact assessment as basis for strategic health management plan with activities (ndustry best practices) linked to key phases of project life cycle. Develop a strategic health management plan aligned with the company's overall policy and objectives. Local health authorities and WHO should have input to plan development and participate in defining performance indicators. Carry out activities including monitoring as described in the strategic management plan and adjust activities occurring in subsequent phases of the project lifecycle based on feedback and performance measures. Link assessment of the overall strategic health management system to audits carried out as part of nomal business controls. Key performance measures should be reviewed periodically with responsible management to reinforce top down commitment or to trigger necessary changes in company policy, objectives or resource allocation.