Get Healthy at Work Presentation

Get Healthy at Work good for workers, good for business

Deborah MorrisManager, Workplace Health & Engineering

Services, SafeWork NSW

Audience participation

Sit down if you smoke

Sit down if you drink more than 2 standard drinks

a day, or more than 4 standard drinks in a

single session

Sit down if you are physically active (moderate intensity)

for less than 30 minutes a day

Sit down if you don’t have at least 2 serves of fruit

and 5 serves of vegetables a day

Measure your waistline

roughly in line with your belly button.

For men* a measurement of 94cm or more puts you at increased risk of chronic disease

For women* a measurement of 80cm or more puts you at increased risk of chronic disease

The NSW Government has made a

until June 2019

Builds upon the concept of health in the context of ‘Workplace Health & Safety’

Empowers workplaces to improve the health of their workers

Aims to reduce the prevalence of chronic disease by combatting modifiable risk factors

$18 million investment in workplace health

Overall goal: To contribute to the reduction of lifestyle-related chronic disease risk in adults in the paid workforce

Particular focus on adults aged 35-55 years

Addressing modifiable risk factors including: poor diet, physical inactivity, overweight / obesity, smoking and alcohol misuse

Introducing Get Healthy at Work

Get Healthy at Work gives businesses all the tools, resources and support needed to develop a simple, effective and sustainable workplace health program.

Aims to improve the health of working adults through six health focus areas:

Healthy eating

Healthy weight

Physical activity Active travel Smoking

Harmful alcohol

consumption

Workplace Health ProgramBrief

Health Check

Service components

For organisations to provide best practice health promotion

activities that support workers to reduce their risk of lifestyle-

related chronic disease

Confidential service for individual workers to

understand their risk of developing type 2 diabetes

and heart disease

What can businesses access?

Workplace Health Program All the tools, resources and support needed to

develop a workplace health program Access to a workplace health provider to help

you identify needs, set goals and choose activities

 

Brief Health Checks A free, voluntary and confidential service for

workers Provides immediate feedback on an

individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes & heart disease

Offers referrals to lifestyle coaching programs and other health services

Workplace Summary Report when more than 50 workers complete health checks at a single worksite/office

Delivery options Businesses can access Get Healthy at Work

either:– Online by taking a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ (D-I-Y) approach or – By requesting support from a service provider

Plenty of benefits to each delivery optionD-I-Y Workplace Health Program

D-I-YBrief Health Checks

SERVICE PROVIDERWorkplace Health program

SERVICE PROVIDERBrief Health Checks

Delivery options

All business sizes, all industries

Suitable for all businesses, regardless of size or industry.

Specific resources developed for: Medium and large businesses Small businesses Agriculture, forestry and

fishing industry Construction industry Manufacturing industry Transport and storage

industry

Why workplaces?

Approximately one third of adult

life is spent at work

60 percent of adults in NSW are in

the workforce

Workplace factors have a significant impact on the health of a worker,

and in turn their families and our communities

As a result the

World Health Organisation, the Australian Government and many State Governments have identified the workplace as a priority setting for health promotion

Return on investment

“For every dollar invested in workplace health and

wellbeing programs there is a return on investment of

between three and six dollars.”

Source: Bellew, B. 2008. Primary prevention of chronic disease in Australia through interventions in the workplace setting: a rapid report

Benefits? The business perspective

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job satisfaction

individual performance

productivity

staff attraction and retention

corporate image

return on training and development

investment

workplace injuries

and claims

absenteeism & presenteeism

worker morale

team cohesion

employee engagement

Absenteeism – the bottom line

Total number of workers

50

Sick days in the last 12 months (50 x 8.5)

425

Total cost of sick leave ($200 x 425)

$85,000

Reduction in sick leave

30%

Total savings $25,5001 Medibank Private (2005) The Health of Australia’s Workforce, Medibank Private, Australia2 PricewaterhouseCoopers (2008) Building the case for wellness, PWC, United Kingdom

Unhealthy workers take 9x more sick leave than healthy

workers1

A successful workplace health

and wellbeing program could

reduce sick leave by an average of

30 – 40%2

Current progress

Momentum is building…

More than 2000 worksites registered to date – 240,000 + workers

10,000+ health checks completed by workers

Large companies like BlueScope Steel, TNT, Woolworths, Nestle, Ausgrid, Virgin Australia, Sydney Water

25% of registered businesses have fewer than 20 employees – and we have a new strategy to increase small business

participation

But we have big goals!

17,000 worksites by June 2019

500,000 health checks by June 2019

Business Registration by Industry Division

TOP 3 Industries1. Rental, Hiring and Recruitment2. Mining3. Arts and Recreation

Registrations by Business Size

Brief Health Checks Trend

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Brief Health Checks 11,045

Brief Health Checks by Industry

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Top 3 Industries

1. Mining

2. Information Media

3. Agriculture and Forestry

Brief Health Checks by Employer Size and Channel

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Workplace Health Program Trend

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362 Workplace Health Programs

Workplace Health Program by Industry

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Top 3 Industries

1. Manufacturing

2. Professional Services

3. Wholesale

Identifying barriers

Time-poor businesses Service providers No one-size-fits-all Online delivery model – a blessing and a

curse I want to hold your hand- businesses need

more support than anticipated Small businesses – a customised approach

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Solutions Growing team Ongoing development/consultation New Incentives for businesses Data-driven decisions Health champions Streamlined processes Targeted segmentation of service

offerings based on business size

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How can businesses participate?

Register by visiting: gethealthyatwork.com.au