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Level 1
| Topic |
Criteria |
Guidance |
| 1.1.1 Leading good health |
Establish a 'workplace health and well-being champion' who will lead the promotion of good health | Worcestershire Works Well can provide support and guidance to the 'workplace health and well-being champion' |
| 1.1.2 Raising awareness |
Ensure staff are aware of who the 'workplace health and well-being champion' is and their role | You may wish to put a photo of the 'workplace health and well-being champion', with an explanation of their role, on a notice board, work intranet or inform staff at inductions |
| 1.1.2 Raising awareness |
Display health promotion information | Pick health topics such as diabetes, blood pressure, prostate cancer etc. and display information in the form of leaflets or posters on a notice board. Put leaflets in staff recreational areas |
Level 2
| Topic | Criteria |
Guidance |
| 2.1.1 Improving health |
Encourage staff to be aware of their own health and wellbeing | If you have access to an Occupation Health Service, they may offer an opportunity for staff to receive a health review. Individuals aged 40-74 who do not have a pre-existing condition are able to access a free NHS Health Check. For more information visit the 'Your Life, Your Choice and search 'Health Check' The health review could offer an opportunity to improve and increase awareness of health and wellbeing. Encouraging staff to make healthier lifestyle choices and to seek specialist help more appropriately. |
| 2.1.1 Improving health |
Carry out a staff survey |
The survey should assess all aspects of health and well-being including physical activity levels, physical activity opportunities and interests, well-being, attitudes to healthy eating and staff opinions. You may wish to carry out a needs assessment around health and work and set priorities. |
| 2.1.1 Improving health |
Workplace health and well-being champion to inform managers, team leaders and members of staff about local, regional and national health campaigns in a systematic and regular way | An example of this may be to provide information on intranet or in staff bulletins. |
| 2.1.1 Improving health |
Workplace health and well-being champion to disseminate information on health chats awareness sessions and health improvement topics to staff on a regular basis | Information about The Essential Public Health ‘Health Chat’ training can be sought from Worcestershire County Council's Health & Well-being department on: 01905 762818 |
Level 3
| Topic | Criteria |
Guidance |
| 3.1.1 Raising awareness, improving and maintaining health |
Form a Health and Well-being steering group and develop a 12 month health promotion action plan | This should include one senior manager who has authority to approve the implementation of ideas and initiatives. The steering group should also include the Health and well-being champion, members from different departments and staff members who are keen to get involved. Minutes taken from steering group meetings should be made available to all staff. The steering group should take forward suggestions from employees and plan activities to improve the health and well-being of the workforce. |
| 3.1.1 Raising awareness, improving and maintaining health |
Support and implement activities for 4 health and well-being campaigns annually | This should be discussed and decided by staff members and the Health and well-being steering group. This may include an awareness day. |
| 3.1.1 Raising awareness, improving and maintaining health |
Demonstrate innovative ways of addressing work-place health and well-being | Alternative ways of promoting health and wellbeing to staff may be to
offer staff a counselling service, chiropody, physiotherapy or inviting
external 'specialists' to deliver health elated awareness sessions. You
could also use new media such as an 'app' to promote health and
well-being. This is your opportunity to find innovative ways of promoting good health. |
| 3.1.1 Raising awareness, improving and maintaining health |
Develop and implement an annual action plan | The action plan may include repeating the staff survey and acting on the
results to ensure activities continue to meet staff needs. The action
plan should demonstrate that staff views and opinions have been taken
into consideration. You will need to develop one action plan that
incorporates all of the 9 standards. Having a proactive action plan which includes the business case for investing in staff health and well-being will enable you to set out clear objectives of what you want to achieve, what resources are needed, know what the priorities are for your work place and a set time to review progress and successes. |