DID YOU KNOW??? It is Healthy Workplace Month! The goals of Canadas Healthy Workplace Month® (CHWM) are to 1. increase awareness of a comprehensive approach to workplace health in Canada that involves three elements of a healthy workplace: health and lifestyle practices workplace culture and a supportive environment physical environment and occupational health and safety 2. provide healthy workplace tools, resources and best practice examples, through healthyworkplacemonth.ca, to help organizations create healthy workplaces with benefits for employees and themselves 3. increase the number of healthy workplaces in Canada CHWM was set in motion in 2001 with the introduction of Canadas Healthy Workplace Week. The web-based initiative increased awareness of the importance of workplace health for the short- and long-term success of organizations and for the well-being of their employees. The week was eventually extended to become Canadas Healthy WorkplaceMonth®. The extended program duration gave workplaces more time to plan, promote and execute programs and activities for their employees. Today, CHWM is a year round program that encourages workplaces to promote healthy workplace practices throughout the year. Its website serves as a central hub where organizations of all sizes showcase their successes. Excellence Canada (formerly the National Quality Institute), manages CHWM. healthyworkplacemonth.ca/en/
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:56:22 +0000
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