Traditionally health and safety program has a big S , but the H falls short. Within organisations there is a need to focus on the health and bring it to equality with Safety in the pursuit of protecting people at work. Employee Health is a rather massive and complex subject, and is very topical especially considering the variety of health topics Included in health is mental health and this is also in peoples line of sight due to the recent code of practice on mental health.
The problem many leaders and safety professionals face is what to do?. How do leaders effectively diagnose the workplace, so that they can look after their employees, understanding where issues lie, and follow up with implementing meaningful solutions.
In this session we will introduce characteristics to look for during a health assessment, (physical; cardiovascular; psychological and workplace health). We will then provide guidance on how to diagnosis the overall Health of employees. To demonstrate this, session participants will be introduced to the wellness assistant toolkit through hands on participation. We will simulate a study on an organisation, whereby each individual in the session will be requested to participate as if they were part of an organisation using their mobile phones The results of individual group assessments will be then bundled together to create a snapshot of de-identified data which will give insight into the physical, psychological and group factors of the participants in the workshop.
The data from ” giving health a voice” part 1 will be analysed overnight and shared in a separate session (Part 2) the following day, where will look at the results of the group, and discuss potential solutioning to address some of the issues identified.