Create a healthy active workplace program
This section of the tool kit takes you through the important steps you should take before you start to put any programs in place.
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Gain Management Support
It is essential to gain management support before you can implement a successful corporate health and well-being program.
Management
will need to be convinced of not only the health and well-being
benefits of a program, but also the bottom line benefits.
Sample Presentations:
Appoint a Project Team
- Project Coordinator – takes the lead on developing the strategy and providing support to employees who wish to become healthier and more active.
- Workplace Committee – support the coordinator in developing and implementing the strategy, developing policies and providing leadership.
- Workplace Champions – support the coordinator and the committee to motivate and support other employees to participate in activities and initiatives.
Assess the Current Situation
There are different methods you can use to ‘diagnose’ your workplace and your employees:
1. Employee Survey
An employee behavioural survey is a good way to discover the areas
in which employees need assistance to improve their health and
well-being. It is a good starting point to help develop your
objectives for the program.
There are a number of good
quality employee behaviour surveys available online. A selection can
be found below. You can modify these to suit the needs of your
organisation or just use them as they are.
Sample employee surveys:
2. Workplace Assessments
An audit of the workplace is an important tool to measure changes in the physical workplace environment that may occur as a result of your workplace program.
An audit of the organisation is also good way to begin to understand the culture of the workplace and the way in which the organisation operates. This will also help determine the priority areas for your program.
Sample Assessments:
3. Employee Preferences
A wants assessment (or a needs assessment) will help you to determine what kind of activities and programs employees would be willing to take part in, as well as to pin point what they would like to see happen in the workplace and what they identify as important.
Sample needs assessments:
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