Healthy Workplace Initiatives Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program Fund: Program Fund:

Recipient MeetingRecipient Meeting

Suzanne Jolly, M. EdSuzanne Jolly, M. EdHSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)HSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)

Department of Health, Safety and Environment

IntroductionsIntroductions

Why do we care about Why do we care about health/wellness at work?health/wellness at work?

Reduce absenteeismReduce absenteeism

Increase retention and recruitmentIncrease retention and recruitment

Increase productivity and work satisfactionIncrease productivity and work satisfaction

Increase communication and teamworkIncrease communication and teamwork

Develop further safety and security in the workplaceDevelop further safety and security in the workplace

Three Major Components of Three Major Components of Health/WellnessHealth/Wellness

Individual

EnvironmentalOrganizational

Reporting ExpectationsReporting Expectations

Six month report due November 30, 2010.Six month report due November 30, 2010. Annual report due March 30, 2011.Annual report due March 30, 2011.

– The Annual Report is not required if all funds The Annual Report is not required if all funds were expended by the end of the six month were expended by the end of the six month report.report.

Multidisciplinary Committees are required to Multidisciplinary Committees are required to submit one summary report from the entire submit one summary report from the entire committee, not one from each recipient.committee, not one from each recipient.

Accessing FundingAccessing Funding

Please contact Maria Pylaeva, Manager, Please contact Maria Pylaeva, Manager, Administration to arrange for funds to be Administration to arrange for funds to be transferred to your department. (2-0994 or email transferred to your department. (2-0994 or email her at her at pylaeva@hse.ubc.capylaeva@hse.ubc.ca))

Multidisciplinary Committees will need to await on Multidisciplinary Committees will need to await on funding transfer until it is decided by the funding transfer until it is decided by the committee about how the funds will be distributed committee about how the funds will be distributed and utilized. and utilized. (Please contact Suzanne with this (Please contact Suzanne with this information so she can confirm that these funds information so she can confirm that these funds can be transferred).can be transferred).

Funding ExpectationsFunding Expectations

All funds should be spent by March 30, All funds should be spent by March 30, 2011.2011.

Unspent funds will be expected to be Unspent funds will be expected to be returned to the Department of Health, Safety returned to the Department of Health, Safety and Environment in April 2011.and Environment in April 2011.

Reallocation of FundsReallocation of Funds

Please contact Suzanne to discuss any plans Please contact Suzanne to discuss any plans to reallocate funding. to reallocate funding.

Use Our ResourcesUse Our Resources

Tap into our Healthy UBC Network- UBC Vancouver Tap into our Healthy UBC Network- UBC Vancouver (join the listserv and bi-annual retreats).(join the listserv and bi-annual retreats).

Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter list or Twitter site.Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter list or Twitter site.Tell us something that we might feature on the Focus on Tell us something that we might feature on the Focus on

People website or HSE website.People website or HSE website.

We want to hear about challenges We want to hear about challenges andand successes. successes.

Traditional Ways of Traditional Ways of Addressing Health/Wellness NeedsAddressing Health/Wellness Needs

One Time WorkshopsOne Time Workshops Physical Fitness and Food ProgramsPhysical Fitness and Food Programs Pamphlets, Posters and EmailsPamphlets, Posters and Emails

Free (and More Sustainable)Free (and More Sustainable)Ways to Promote HealthWays to Promote Health

PotlucksPotlucks Walking, Running, Stretching ProgramsWalking, Running, Stretching Programs Community ResourcesCommunity Resources Support GroupsSupport Groups Staff/Faculty ResourcesStaff/Faculty Resources Organizational Changes (policies and practices)Organizational Changes (policies and practices) Show and Tell, Share and DoShow and Tell, Share and Do Partnership programs with HPPPartnership programs with HPP

The Six Dimensions of HealthThe Six Dimensions of Health

Occupational

Intellectual

Social

Spiritual

Emotional

Physical

A Healthy UBC for Staff and

Faculty

Based on Bill Hettler’s “Wellness Wheel” (1979).

Helpful Hints from Past RecipientsHelpful Hints from Past Recipients

Create ritualsCreate rituals Use existing programs; tie into larger initiativesUse existing programs; tie into larger initiatives Develop flexibilityDevelop flexibility Collaborate with like-minded departmentsCollaborate with like-minded departments Start with what is easyStart with what is easy Ask for help, share responsibility and ask for Ask for help, share responsibility and ask for

permissionpermission Use peer to peer influence (delegate and recruit)Use peer to peer influence (delegate and recruit) Use a “personal touch”Use a “personal touch”

Opportunities to Partner with Opportunities to Partner with Health Promotion Programs Health Promotion Programs

(UBC Vancouver)(UBC Vancouver)

Breastfeeding- Friendly SpacesBreastfeeding- Friendly Spaces Office Ergonomics Representative ProgramOffice Ergonomics Representative Program Mental Health @ UBC Program – Fall 2010Mental Health @ UBC Program – Fall 2010

Thank you for helping us create a Thank you for helping us create a Healthy UBC.Healthy UBC.

Suzanne Jolly, M.EdSuzanne Jolly, M.Ed

HSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)HSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)

Phone: 604-822-8762Phone: 604-822-8762

Email: Email: jolly@hse.ubc.cajolly@hse.ubc.ca

Website: Website: www.hse.ubc.cawww.hse.ubc.ca

Twitter: Twitter: www.twitter.com/healthyubcwww.twitter.com/healthyubc