Presentation to Workplace Health Champions

at [Workplace Name]

Health of Australian workers

Australians spend about 1/3 of their lives at work

In 2011-12: 60% of Australian adults were overweight or obese

Lifestyle-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes can be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices

The workplace is an ideal place to promote good health.

Get Healthy at Work

Get Healthy at Work supports our efforts to improve workplace health by focusing on:

Healthy weight Physical activity Healthy eating Active travel Smoking Alcohol

Get Healthy at Work Program Cycle

1. Get the ball rolling

2. Work out your needs (Brief Health Check)

3. Prioritise your health issue and develop a plan

4. Implement your program

5. Monitor and review your program

Brief Health Checks15 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 of our Brief Health Checks?

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, an in-depth report is generated by the NSW Ministry of Health to give us a snapshot of the health of our workers

Worker Survey or discussion

Short questionnaire for workers to complete

  Opportunity to tell our workplace what

you want Completely confidential Anonymous Identifies individual health priorities and

barriers to being healthy at work Voluntary

Or a brief team discussion to identify health priorities

Workplace Health Program

Helps us prioritise a health issue, write an action plan, implement the program and monitor results and progress

Your role

Support the delivery and promotion of the program throughout [Workplace name]

Raise awareness and encourage participation

Promote upcoming activities and events Share information among your workmates Coordinate and support health activities at

your worksite

Your role (cont.)

Give updates at team meetings Lead by example, be the first to take part! Attend meetings Represent your workmates, provide

feedback and input Share ideas and suggestions Have fun and enjoy!

Any questions?

For more details visit gethealthyatwork.com.au

WC01504 0414