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Workplace Wellness
Healthy Workplace Month
GetActive!
Penticton celebrated national Healthy Workplace Month in October 2008 and is encouraging as many businesses and organizations to participate. To join the Penticton Workplace Wellness Network and gain more information about this month, please email workplacewellness@getactivepenticton.com.
Penticton Workplace Wellness Network
A Penticton Workplace Wellness Network has been created with participation from over 60 organizations and businesses and includes: Newsletters, Success Stories & Champions - what local organizations and individuals are doing to keep employees healthy, Invitations to workshops, events and speakers, Ideas & Tips for a healthy workplace for bulletin board displays. The GetActive! Penticton Workplace Wellness Coordinator provides assistance to businesses interested in initiating a program, acts as a communicator to share information, and provides support for workplace-wellness initiatives for employers and employees. Email to join the Network.
Penticton Steps Out Workplace Wellness with customizable web pages, graphs, charts and reports is now available. A great enhancement for workplace wellness programs to get employees motivated. Visit http://www.stepsout.com/for more information.
What can you do in your Workplace?
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Form a Wellness Committee
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Lunch and Learn sessions - back care programs, safety, CPR, first aid, flu shots, ergonomics, stress management, nutrition, fitness classes
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Organize a wellness event – stairway campaigns, amazing races, family fitness events, bike to work
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Make a display board – awareness and educationResource library, internal website, newsletters
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Challenges – weight loss, healthy eating, fitness, smoking cessation
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Walking events – coordinate lunch time walks, join the Penticton Steps Out Workplace Walking Program
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Workplace fitness equipment, bike racks, showers, change rooms, corporate memberships
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Host Healthy Meetings – check out the ActNowBC “Meet Well” guidelines, walking meetings
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Participate in the GetActive! Penticton Speakers Series and Wellness Events
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Encourage your employer to have flexible work schedules
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Incentive Programs – rewards, prizes
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