Presented by: Karen Cruickshank, Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service at OHSIG 2014, Thursday 11/9/14, NZI Room 5, 11.15am

1. Creating Supportive
Working
Environments

2. Objectives for Today
 Who are we?
 Why the workplace?
 The pilot
 WorkWell
 Results
 What have we learnt?
 Across the nation

3. Toi Te Ora – Public Health Service
“Improve and protect the health of the population in
the Lakes and Bay of Plenty District Health Board
districts with a focus on reducing inequalities.”

4. Why the Workplace?
 Preventable chronic disease is the leading cause of
death in New Zealand
 Our workforce is ageing
 New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of productivity
in the OECD yet we work some of the longest hours
 The workplace is an influential setting for health attitudes
and behaviours

5. Why the Workplace?
 increased staff productivity
 reduced staff turnover
 increased workplace effectiveness
 improved corporate image
 higher employee morale and job satisfaction
 happier and healthier staff
 better experience for clients or customers

6. WorkWell Pilot
November 2009 – October 2010
Six Businesses
 two reached Bronze accreditation
 majority of staff wish to eat more healthily, increase
physical activity levels and reduce smoking rates

7. Pilot Evaluation
Participant responses:
 relevant and appropriate to the needs of their
organisation
 flexible for wide range of industries
 positive response to resources, templates and
services

8. Pilot Evaluation
Participant responses:
 WorkWell Advisor role a key component
 facilitation role rather than passive support
 all participating businesses requested the support of
their WorkWell Advisors

10. Key Features
 A first of its kind in New Zealand
 Based on evidence - we know what works, it’s a
process you can trust
 Integrated into everyday business - you can do it

11. Accreditation

12. What does WorkWell look like?
WorkWell promotes a continuous cycle of improvement

13. Multi-level Approach
 Organisational
 Environmental
 Individual
 Enterprise involvement in the
local community (Gold level)

14. The Key Steps
Engage Assess & Prioritise
 Commitment
 Raise awareness
 Find your champions
 Develop the vision
 Communication
 Develop induction
programme
 Organisational Profile
Tool
 Staff Survey
 Communication
 Staff wellbeing
indicators

15. The Key Steps
Plan Apply & Implement
 Develop a 12 month
action and evaluation
plan
 Communication
 Apply for accreditation
 Implement plan

16. The Key Steps
Evaluate & Improve
 Evaluate the progress of the plan
 Compare data
 Communication

17. How do we Support the
Business?
 FREE professional support, time and advice to guide
your business through the WorkWell Accreditation
 FREE self help resources and online tools
 Training workshops and networking opportunities
 Regular communication and updates

18. Maori Models of Workplace
Wellness
 Targeted approach
 How responsive is WorkWell to Maori?
 Semi structured interviews completed
 Questionnaire developed to assess the impact of the
workplace on health and wellbeing
 Practices and principles that embody a Maori world
view

19. WorkWell – Bronze Accreditation
WorkWell Accreditation

20. Accreditation’s Achieved

21. Workplace Activities
 Organisational – development of generic wellbeing
policy, healthy eating policy, flexible working
 Environmental – edible gardens, reviewing catering
at meetings, vending machines, external catering
provider onsite for breakfast/lunch options
 Individual – healthy eating articles in newsletters,
educational and cooking demonstration workshops

22. WorkWell – Bronze Accreditation
Community Links

23. Monitoring and Evaluation
 Resource development
 Strengthening of recruitment strategies
 Ongoing Advisor training and personal development

24. Implementations Issues/Learnings
Issues Learnings
Resistance from middle
management
Commitment and engage from
start
Stalling of action plan
development
Leader induction, agree clear
timeframes, pledge
Stalling if Leader left the
organisation
Utilise working group
Focus on activities rather than
systems/engagement
Leader/working group induction

25. WorkWell Across the Regions

26. WorkWell Across the Nation
 February 2012 – pilot project
 National implementation of WorkWell within a multi-site,
multi-region organisation
 To inform national workplace wellness approach

27. WorkWell National Leadership

28. Conclusion
Workplace Wellbeing Programme
Create supportive working environments
Healthy, productive, sustainable workforce

29. Phone: 0800 221 555
Email: work.well@bopdhb.govt.nz
WorkWell Tauranga
PO Box 2120
Tauranga 3140
Phone: 07 577 3774