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18/07/2016
Free Health And Wellbeing Programme Offered To Businesses
Businesses are being offering free health and wellbeing support services for a year as part of a new government-funded initiative, supported by the Public Health Agency.
The service, being delivered by Health Matters NI, aims to mentor and support businesses through a structured four-stage process with the ultimate aim of improving the health and wellbeing of the workforce.
Within the programme, the following services are being offered:
• mentoring and support from an experienced workplace health and wellbeing coordinator
• a health and wellbeing survey which identifies employee health and wellbeing needs
• an automated report detailing current workplace health and wellbeing needs for employers and personal health profiles for employees
• provision of resources such as action plan templates, guides, questionnaires and literature
• health and wellbeing talks and services delivered by specialist coordinators for all of your staff
• health champion training for an individual or multiple individuals within your business to act as health ambassadors
• award ceremony in recognition of workplace health and wellbeing success.
Health Matter NI has said that businesses completing the programme can expect various benefits, including:
• improved employee morale
• increased productivity
• reduction in staff turnover
• reduction in illness-related absence
• increased quality of products and services
• improved corporate social responsibility
• improved public image (including PR opportunities).
Businesses interested in taking advantage of the programme can find out more information here (PDF), which also includes a registration form.
(MH)
The service, being delivered by Health Matters NI, aims to mentor and support businesses through a structured four-stage process with the ultimate aim of improving the health and wellbeing of the workforce.
Within the programme, the following services are being offered:
• mentoring and support from an experienced workplace health and wellbeing coordinator
• a health and wellbeing survey which identifies employee health and wellbeing needs
• an automated report detailing current workplace health and wellbeing needs for employers and personal health profiles for employees
• provision of resources such as action plan templates, guides, questionnaires and literature
• health and wellbeing talks and services delivered by specialist coordinators for all of your staff
• health champion training for an individual or multiple individuals within your business to act as health ambassadors
• award ceremony in recognition of workplace health and wellbeing success.
Health Matter NI has said that businesses completing the programme can expect various benefits, including:
• improved employee morale
• increased productivity
• reduction in staff turnover
• reduction in illness-related absence
• increased quality of products and services
• improved corporate social responsibility
• improved public image (including PR opportunities).
Businesses interested in taking advantage of the programme can find out more information here (PDF), which also includes a registration form.
(MH)
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