Organizational Health A healthy organization is a working environment in which the health and well-being of employees is supported and maintained as a matter of corporate policy.
Organizational health is a core value of healthy organizations.
A useful paradigm to use in visualizing optimal organizational health is the Integrated Health Management System model outlined in a previous article in Health Economics Commentaries, Volume 3, No. 2. Achieving organizational health is not just a matter of applying a single solution, however. If these components represent the main building blocks, then the mortar that securely binds the structure together and allows the components to work smoothly are the five key success characteristics. Table 1 Key Success Characteristics of Organizational Health 1. Management Commitment 2.