bedtalk workplace wellness may 2014

Wellness in the Workplace May 7, 2014

Division of Housing & Ancillary Services


Wellness The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.

Workplace Wellness “A healthy workplace is one in which workers and managers collaborate to use a con>nual improvement process to protect and promote the health, safety and well-‐being of all workers and the sustainability of the workplace. . .” (W.H.O., 2010)


“The capacity to feel, think and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face.” (Public Health Agency of Canada)


“The capacity to feel, think and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face.” (Public Health Agency of Canada)

•  Employee Assistance Program

Western offers full >me employees free, confiden>al, off-‐site counselling services in the city of London •  RehabilitaEon Services


•  A sense of self and goals to work towards

• MeeEng goals in a healthy way

•  Challenging oneself

•  Having friends who have similar goals and supporEng each other


•  A sense of self and goals to work towards

• MeeEng goals in a healthy way

•  Challenging oneself

•  Having friends who have similar goals and supporEng each other

•  Educa>on Assistance Program

•  Professional Funding

•  Learning & Development Opportuni>es


• Finding Eme to exercise

• EaEng healthy

• GeLng adequate sleep


• Finding Eme to exercise

• EaEng healthy

• GeLng adequate sleep

•  Staff Family Prac>ce Clinic

•  Campus Recrea>on

•  Hospitality Nutri>on Manager


•  Ensuring Eme is spent with loved ones

•  Feeling confident and content

• Managing unhealthy relaEonships in a healthy way (developing boundaries)

•  ConnecEng with others


Being aware of the impact your decisions have on the environment and others, which includes: • Working with the community

•  Taking responsibility for your acEons

•  Being aware of risks in various seLngs


Being aware of the impact your decisions have on the environment and others, which includes: • Working with the community

•  Taking responsibility for your acEons

•  Being aware of risks in various seLngs

•  Western Green Office Program

•  Campus Sustainability Program

•  Campus Sustainability Tours


• Developing short-‐term and long-‐term financial goals

• BudgeEng effecEvely to reduce stress associated with debt

•  Informing yourself and beginning to develop your own style


• Developing short-‐term and long-‐term financial goals

• BudgeEng effecEvely to reduce stress associated with debt

•  Informing yourself and beginning to develop your own style

Financial Educator Website An online tool purchased by Western that offers financial calculators and an opportunity to build your financial literacy


• The sense of who you are and what your purpose is

• Allows you to gain strength and hope


Staying Well in the Workplace


Five Ways to Be Well Connect •  Write a thank you note

•  Give someone a small treat

•  Share a lunch with someone

•  Share family photos

•  Have a conversaEon


Five Ways to Be Well Be Ac*ve •  Spend Eme outside (i.e. walking, running, gardening, etc.)

•  Take the stairs

•  Take stretch breaks

•  Go for a swim at Campus RecreaEon


Five Ways to Be Well Take No*ce •  Visit the McIntosh Gallery

•  Take a walk around Campus

•  Develop an appreciaEon of external and internal Campus architecture


Five Ways to Be Well Keep Learning •  AWend a guest lecture

•  Enroll in a course

•  Visit the Campus libraries & Bookstore

•  Take on a new responsibility at work


Five Ways to Be Well Give •  Volunteer Eme

•  Thank someone

•  Do something nice for a stranger


Resources Niera, M. (2010). Healthy workplaces: a model for ac>on [PDF file]. Available from hWp://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44307/1/9789241599313_eng.pdf?ua=1 C. Carson (personal communicaEon, May 1, 2014). Western University. January 9, 2014. Healthy Living. Western University Canada. May 3, 2014. hWp://health.uwo.ca/living/index.html.

bedtalk workplace wellness may 2014

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