Healthy Workplace

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Healthy Workplace

A majority of full-time employees spend over 8 hours a day at work. It's no wonder the work place can be a leading source of negative impact on your health. Here are some helpful tips to create a healthier work environment.

Encourage employees to move more! Provide support to staff to use scheduled breaks or lunchtime to walk or be physically active, rest, or get sunshine or fresh air.
Suggest a "walking meeting" when meeting one-on-one with a staff member or small employee workgroup.
Use staff meetings and other regular communication venues, such as bulletin boards and newsletters, to promote ways to improve employee health, safety, and fitness.
Workday activities can require repetitive motion that may lead to discomfort and injury. Learn more at Environmental Health & Safety's Ergonomic Resources about what can be done to relieve symptoms and avoid serious injury; find out how to get a workstation evaluation from a University ergonomic expert and then talk within your workgroup about available resources to remediate the issues.
Employees who work on a computer should give hands and wrists a quick break every 30 minutes.
Ensure that healthy food and beverage choices are available for meetings and catered events.
Foster a culture of wellness within the University community; share your enthusiasm for creating a comprehensive employee wellness program and for the health improvement programs offered by the Wellness Program.
Model healthful behaviors. Leadership is the key to an effective work site wellness program.

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