Lifestyle and Employees’ Health-A Critical Review

Abstract

This study critically examines the correlate between lifestyle and workers health. Specific habits such as smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse, unhealthy dietary, football fanaticism and their connection to workers health was central in our discussion. The study argues that these habits are importantly responsible for a great number of health issues and high mortality rate among workers in the past two decades. We posit that, underscoring these habits as in the past has and will continue to spell doom on workers’ health and productivity. The paper however did not undermine other causal factors of health challenges among workers but posit that a combination of strategies that addresses working conditions, insurance policies, safety regulations with “proper workers’ lifestyle” will be a panacea for healthy living and greater productivity among employees in both developed and developing countries. We therefore recommended among others policy options that encourages proper lifestyle sensitization programmes among workers.