Workplace Health Promotion
WORKHEALTH: Endorsed Service Providers for workhealth checks.
Working with organisatioins in the Bendigo, Castlemaine, Heathcote, Kyneton areas.
To Apply for workers health checks complete the application form and return to Workhealth.
Organisations with an annual remuneration of less than $10m will receive full reimbursement for the cost of the WorkHealth checks, meaning they are free.
Organisations with an annual remuneration of over $10m will be charged $50 for each WorkHealth check. WorkSafe will reimburse $30 towards the cost of each, meaning the ultimate cost to your organisation will be $20 per WorkHealth check.
Workhealth checks : What are they? The benefits The process How to apply
WorkHealth Application Form
Endorsed Service Provider Number: 1027
For futher information please contact Tracey Roney 5448 1600
What are the benefits of Workplace Health Promotion?
Evidence:
European Network for Workplace Health Promotion, November 2004 has evaluated studies which demonstrate health related and economic benefit from workplace health promotion.
Decrease in absenteeism of between 12-36% among participants in Workplace Health Promotion programs.
In the United States every $ invested in workplace health promotion brought a return on investment (ROI) of between $US2.50 & $US4.80 due to reduced absenteeism costs.
In Finland for every 1€ invested in workplace health promotion there was a ROI of between €4 & €6 in increased productivity.
Glaxo Wellcome’s health promotion program saved $1 million in 1 year and cut absence due to medical reasons by 20,000 working days 1996-2003.
Smokers in QUIT programs – for every smoker that quits there is a 10% to 15% increase in productivity and health gains.
Weight management – 26% participants maintained weight control 12 months after the program.
Employees who consider their workplace to be healthy not only have a lower rate of absenteeism but show a significantly higher level of job satisfaction and work morale and are less likely to change their job.
To summarise there are:
Reduced costs associated with: and Increase in:
Decreased Absenteeism Staff Morale
Workers Compensation Job Enrichment
Decreased Staff Movement (Loss) Quality of Work Life
Risk Management Productivity
Workplace Health Promotion Programs - An Investment in You
We offer
- Health Assessment
- Stress Management
- Relaxation
- Immunisation
- Asthma Management in the Home and Workplace
- Diabetes and the Impact
- Family and Work
- Better Sleep
- Feet at Work
- Gambling in our Community
- Women’s Health
- Prostate Health
- Sunsmart
- QUIT Smoking Program
- Physical Activity
- Healthy Eating
We all have the capacity to improve our health by identifying risk factors and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Fees are variable and structured accordingly.
For more information contact:
Kaye Graves
Manager - Healthy Communities
or
Tracey Roney
Workplace Health Promotion Co-ordinator
Telephone 5448 1600
kayegraves@bchs.com.au traceyroney@bchs.com.au