Naslov
Obesity prevention as an investment in human capital - state and perspectives in Eastern Croatia

Autori
Odobaša, Rajko ; Banjari, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economy of Eastern Croatia - Vison and Growth: 7th International Scientific Symposium / Tonković Mašek, Anka ; Crnković, Boris - Osijek : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2018, 360-370

Skup
7. međunarodni znanstveni simpozij: Gospodarstvo istočne Hrvatske – vizija i razvoj = 7th International Scientific Symposium: Economy of Eastern Croatia – Vision and Growth

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 24.05.2018. - 26.05.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
human capital ; investment ; obesity ; public health ; sector-specific measures

Sažetak
Human capital is a part of the capital of an organization based on education, skills, abilities and experience of its employees. Broadly, human capital encompasses for example, employee’s health, which is the foundation of organization's stability, efficiency and competitiveness. Investment in human capital means expenditure on health, education and social services in general and in its narrow sense. Human capital in vestment increases productivity and competitive advantage of an organization, manifested through additional income and higher profitability. Besides companies, individuals and society gain return of investment in human capital. Employees benefit from higher net earnings and other non- cash benefits. Society benefit s from increased size of the economically active population, tax revenue growth, savings on social transfers, greater inclusiveness of democratic processes, etc. Obesity is the greatest threat of the 21 st century. The burden of obesity is immense and includes numerous life- long health, social, and economic consequences t hat are extended far beyond the individual level. Worldwide prevalence says that 1.9 billion or 39% of adults are overweight, and 650 million or 13% are obese. Besides excess health care expenditure, obesity leads to lost productivity and foregone economic growth due to sick leave, lower productivity at work, mortality and permanent disability. Human capital is an important factor in individual, firm and nati onal economic growth. Therefore, investing in health is the basis for economic progress of a nation. In Croatia 38.1% of population is overweight and 20.3% are obese, with significant regional differences. The aim of the paper is to analyse the impact of high obesity rates in Easter n Croatia on human capital. A number of sector-specific measures are proposed to facilitate more effective obesity prevention measures that will consequently result in improvements in human capital and economic growth.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Prehrambena tehnologija, Ekonomija

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