Why do we need Get Healthy at Work?
- Many Australian adults are not healthy
- 62% are overweight or obese
- 92% have inadequate intake of fruit and vegetables
- 20% consume more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
- 16% smoke tobacco daily
- 62% of workers don’t do enough physical activity
- Workplace health programs like Get Healthy at Work can help workers improve their health and also offer benefits to the business. Over time a program like Get Healthy at Work can
- Increase job satisfaction
- Improve morale, motivation and teamwork
- Improve engagement and retention
- Reduce sick leave by 30%
Get Healthy at Work supports our efforts to improve workplace health by focusing on:
- Healthy weight
- Physical activity
- Healthy eating
- Active travel
- Smoking
- Alcohol
Brief Health Checks
- 15 minutes
- Free and confidential
- Anonymous
- Immediate feedback and advice
- Conducted in a private space at our workplace by a professional health practitioner or online
- Voluntary
- Free referrals to supporting health services
- No blood or urine collected! The only measurement is of your waist
What happens to the results?
- Results remain anonymous
- Results are pooled and summarised for data (Get Healthy at Work and [Workplace Name] don’t receive any results that could identify workers)
- If more than 50 Brief Health Checks are completed at our workplace, a summary report is generated to give us a snapshot of the health of our workers
Benefits to expect
Within a few months
- Employee engagement
- Team cohesiveness
Within 1-2 years
- Health knowledge
- Job satisfaction
- Corporate image
Healthy people – actions that support workers to make healthier decisions or adopt healthier behaviours
- Providing healthy eating information in staff newsletters
- Hold a healthy eating challenge (encouraging both managers and workers to join in)
Healthy places – actions that provide a healthy physical environment and facilities to support health
- Display healthy eating messages in areas where decisions are made about food
- Provide access to drinking water
- Encourage workers to use refillable water bottles at their worksite
- Provide kitchen facilities to encourage food storage and preparation
Healthy policy – actions that set out an organisation’s commitment to support health
- Develop a healthy eating policy that includes vending machines and catering in
the workplace
What next?
- Formalise Workplace commitment to the program
- Involve your workers
- Plan for coordinating your Brief Health Checks
For more details visit gethealthyatwork.com.au