Best Practices for Creating a Healthier Workplace Facilitator: Vanessa Thomas

Ice Breaker Video “Test Your Awareness: Do The Test” 3

Objectives  Discuss Healthy Workplace Topics  Define Health and Safety Connection  Identify Areas for Improvement  Share Best Practices from all locations  Plan methods to Implement Best Practices 4

Creating a Healthier Workplace  What is the connection between Health and Safety?  How would you define the term Healthy Workplace within the your Health and Safety System?  How would you define the term Best Practices? 5

Gallery Walk Activity  Set up groups by location.  The groups are identified by colors on sticky notes.  Each group will share information by answering the questions on the posters located around the room.  Walk around to each poster, discuss the questions, and add your group’s responses or input. 6

Healthy Workplace Topics 1.List 5 Health issues that need to be addressed to improve the Health and Safety System at your location. 7

Healthy Workplace Topics 2.List programs or initiatives that you have used at your location.  Which ones worked and why?  Which ones didn’t work and why? 8

Debrief Topics 1 and 2  Report out topics 1 and 2  Discuss commonalities, methods, and measurements.  Select 3 Best Practices 9

Health Topics 3.Create a plan to Implement Best Practices at your location this year. 10

Debrief Topic 3  Report out topic 3  Discuss implementation obstacles and resources. 11

Wrap-Up 12

13 “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” ~World Health Organization, 1948 ~World Health Organization, 1948 “The I in illness is isolation, and the crucial letters in wellness are we.” “The I in illness is isolation, and the crucial letters in wellness are we.” ~Author unknown

Thank You! 14