Sustaining your wellbeing strategy by engaging your

staff

26th March 2014

Hertfordshire Workplace Pilot

Have been supporting the Hertfordshire Public Health Workplace Pilot since 2013

To date, 60 employees have been trained to become Workplace Health Champions in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Workplace Pilot

All face to face training events for Workplace Health Champions are bespoke to meet the individual requirements of workplaces

Take into account specific health and wellbeing priorities within individual workplaces.

Support workplace wellbeing strategy

Identify health improvement needs

Provide brief advice

Signpost people into health improvement services.

The Role of the Workplace Health Champion

Point of contact Provide regular up to date

information Participate in local and national

health campaigns Create a dedicated health area or

notice board Liaise with BITC and Public Health Provide information when

requested.

Responsibilities

Workplace Health Champion Training

One day training session covering: Public health challenges The role of the Health Champion Key messages when promoting health

and wellbeing Overcoming barriers to

communication and behavioural change

Action planning Short assessment to achieve the

RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement.

Agenda

What is health?

Communicating effectively

Promoting health and wellbeing

Changing behaviour to improve health

RSPH Qualification

Assessment consists of 30 multiple choice questions – pass mark is 20 out of 30

Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement

Gold standard for Health Champions .

Key benefits seen by organisations so far ... Engagement of key staff

Spreading the word

Inspiring others from different areas within an organisation.

What organisations thought about the

training ... Helped get HR on board, which

was a key objective Getting the word out about the

organisation’s health and wellbeing strategy

‘The Champions training has really helped give our wellbeing

programme more life’

What the Workplace Champions thought ... Informative and very well delivered,

lots of information and idea sharing

Provided great ideas on how to promote and communicate messages

Really enjoyed the event, found it engaging and great that we get a qualification from it.

What the Workplace Champions thought ... Very knowledgeable session, a good

introduction to workplace wellbeing

Excellent, gave me great ideas and the motivation to go back into my workplace to promote healthier lifestyles and support people

What are Workplace Health Champions doing?

Supporting national health promotion campaigns

Dedicated healthy living notice boards

Encouraging staff to become more active

Promoting healthier eating and increasing the availability of healthier food options in workplaces.

Workplace Health Champion Training

23rd April 2014

Free training funded through Public Health Hertfordshire

9.30am – 4.00pm Beales Hotel, Hatfield For more information or to book

a place, email: debbie.longhurst@bitc.org.uk