Improve the health and morale of your teams and the overall culture of the workplace. Explore these resources to find ideas, examples, and toolkits to get started on your own workplace wellness project, event, or policy.
Employees who are supported to look after their wellness both inside and outside of work tend to have:
- Greater job satisfaction and retention
- Greater productivity
- Less absenteeism and sick time
- Less turnover
Active workplaces support wellness initiatives including:
- Membership to a local recreation centre
- Health spending accounts to be used to subsidize a class or equipment
- On-site facilities such as safe bike storage, showers, and change rooms
- Workplace challenges and competitions
- Making wellness part of the workplace culture
Policy
- Healthy workplace policy (sample policy) (PDF) - Ottawa Public Health
Provincial and national initiatives
- Canada’s healthy workplace month - Healthy Workplace Month
- Healthy workplaces - Canadian Cancer Society
- Supporting organizational health and wellnes through physical activity: ParticiPACTION+ - ParticipACTION
Resources for workplace wellness champions
- BeUpstanding toolkit - University of Queensland, Australia
- Get going on a healthy workplace - HealthLink BC
- Working on wellness resources (WoW) - BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL)
- Workplace wellness online: Physical activity resources - Alberta Blue Cross
- Workplace wellness toolkit: Developing your own workplace wellness plan (PDF) - Alberta Blue Cross