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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.
Check out these pages for more information on creating a healthy work space: