Abstract
The etymology and the development of the meanings of well-being, prevention and risk, as well as their relationships, are presented and discussed. It is reminded that the World Health Organization defined health as physical, mental and social well-being, and that the European Union prescribed a general and programmed primary prevention, integrated with the design of work situations. However, current interpretations and practices mistake well-being with wellness, and prevention with the management of existing risks, while usually attributing the responsibility to the acting subjects in the workplace. The Interdisciplinary Research Program “Organization and Well-being”, for over three decades, has interpreted well-being as a perfectible process, and outlined pathways of work analysis that actually carry out primary prevention.

Keywords
Well-being, Prevention, Risk, Work analysis, Organizational action.

CITE IT!
Rulli G., Maggi B., 2018, Well-being, Prevention, Risk / Benessere, Prevenzione, Rischio / Bien-être, Prévention, Risque / Bienestar, Prevención, Riesgo / Bem-estar, Prevenção, Risco / Wohlbefinden, Vorbeugung, Risiko, http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it, Bologna: TAO Digital Library.
ISBN: 978-88-98626-14-4
DOI: http://doi.org/10.6092/unibo/amsacta/6027

Received: 17/09/2018
Accepted: 01/11/2018
Published: 20/11/2018