HEALTHY WORKPLACE WEEK 2002
Toronto — Canada’s Healthy Workplace Week will be held from Oct. 21-27 this year. The week is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of healthy workplaces and encouraging Canadian organizations to participate in comprehensive workplace health promotion, prevention and wellness strategies. A Web site, www.healthyworkplaceweek.ca has been launched to serve year-round as a resource for workplace health information in Canada. In addition to information about Healthy Workplace Week, there are links to organizational health and wellness related resources, articles, research and more.
NURSES CALL FOR FITNESS AT WORK
Calgary — The Canadian Nurses Association is calling on employers to help employees get more active at work as a step to help Canadians be more physically fit and healthy. Employers are being encouraged to provide fitness facilities at the workplace or provide access to health clubs. “Employers should help employees get active,” said Ginetter Lemire Rodger, president of the CNA. “It’s a great stress-reducer, and with less stress comes higher productivity on the job. Society benefits with less stress on the health-care system.”
WORK-LIFE BENEFIT PROGRAMS INCREASE
Lincolnshire, Ill. — Despite a downturn in the U.S. economy, American employers are actually offering more benefit programs to help employees strike a work-life balance. A survey of more than 900 major employers revealed that nearly all forms of work-life programs enjoyed modest growth in prevalence over the past year. Child care remains the most common form of work-life benefit, with 94 per cent of respondents offering some assistance.
Toronto — Canada’s Healthy Workplace Week will be held from Oct. 21-27 this year. The week is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of healthy workplaces and encouraging Canadian organizations to participate in comprehensive workplace health promotion, prevention and wellness strategies. A Web site, www.healthyworkplaceweek.ca has been launched to serve year-round as a resource for workplace health information in Canada. In addition to information about Healthy Workplace Week, there are links to organizational health and wellness related resources, articles, research and more.
NURSES CALL FOR FITNESS AT WORK
Calgary — The Canadian Nurses Association is calling on employers to help employees get more active at work as a step to help Canadians be more physically fit and healthy. Employers are being encouraged to provide fitness facilities at the workplace or provide access to health clubs. “Employers should help employees get active,” said Ginetter Lemire Rodger, president of the CNA. “It’s a great stress-reducer, and with less stress comes higher productivity on the job. Society benefits with less stress on the health-care system.”
WORK-LIFE BENEFIT PROGRAMS INCREASE
Lincolnshire, Ill. — Despite a downturn in the U.S. economy, American employers are actually offering more benefit programs to help employees strike a work-life balance. A survey of more than 900 major employers revealed that nearly all forms of work-life programs enjoyed modest growth in prevalence over the past year. Child care remains the most common form of work-life benefit, with 94 per cent of respondents offering some assistance.
