Healthy beverages in our workplace What we can do to improve the health and wellbeing of staff Date: Organisation/name logo: Presenter:

How to use this presentation template This template has been created by the Health Promotion Agency, Wellington to accompany the guidelines on ‘Providing healthier beverage options in your workplace’. It can be used by anyone responsible for workplace wellness. Use the template to create a presentation for management and staff to gain their support to improve the quality of drinks in your workplace. There are also blank slides where you can insert your own content. Delete this instructions page once you have finished tailoring the template. The template and guidelines are free and available from physical-activity-resourceswww.hpa.org.nz/nutrition- physical-activity-resources Dec 2014

Why? Employees spend 60% of their waking hours at work. Healthy staff are more productive and have less absenteeism. Sugary drinks are a main source of sugar for New Zealand adults, and contribute to weight gain and health problems.

Why? Sugar is present in many drinks … energy drinks fruit juices and cordials soft (fizzy) drinks sports drinks flavoured milks.

Encouraging staff to choose no and low-sugar drinks is an easy way to improve the health of our staff. Water is the best choice. Other options are: tea or coffee unflavoured milk diet or zero sugar drinks.

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How to make the change?  Identify key staff to be champions.  Do a stock-take of what drinks are supplied in our workplace.  Establish a policy.  Raise awareness with staff.  Make the changes.  Sustain the changes and celebrate success.

Practical ideas Make water and glasses or cups more accessible to our staff. Reduce size and range of sugary drinks available in our workplace (cafeteria or vending machines). Replace them with sugar-free and low-sugar drinks. Remove advertising of sugary drinks. Provide water and other sugar-free drinks at staff meetings and functions.

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