Road to Wellbeing

a little about us……… A-one+ Integrated Highway Services are a highway engineering provider with the expertise and resources to maintenance, design and construct motorways and trunk roads working on behalf of Highways England Approximately 80% of our staff are male and are a mix of office and operational workers. A-one+ Follow the Better Health at Work Award which is available in the North East and Cumbria Other areas are able to access Workplace Wellbeing Charter. Both schemes offer support and training.

Framework Support Resources Training Recognition http://betterhealthatworkne.org/ Alternative in other regions Wellbeing Charter

Our Campaigns Cancer Awareness Men's Health Heart Exercise Sleep Management Dyslexia Mental Health Operational teams – we use their start of shift briefings for wellbeing talks such as Time to Talk Day, Sleep Management, Cancer Awareness Remember to Laugh – enjoy the campaigns.

Summer Health Summer Health includes Skin Cancer, Hydration (Tinkle Chart), reminders of FREE EHIC card for holidays, children's summer activities, visual reminders such as UV Beads/bands www.bad.org.uk – Skin Cancer Posters http://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/publicationformat/formatleaflet/?filter_numberperpage=-1 EHIC – European Health Insurance Cards

Heart Health Emergency Life Skills – contact your local Ambulance trust to find out what they offer as training courses. Contact local businesses for discount off days out, promote free active days out – I am team GB have offered free tasters Cycle to Work Portion size – healthy eating drinking

Cancer Awareness info@prostatecanceruk.org www.prostatecanceruk.org

Stress is a Perception What do you see Young girl or old lady

Mental Health Time to Talk Day – start a conversation break down barriers World Suicide Day World Mental Health Day Support – Mental Health First Aiders (Internal) Employee Assistance Programme Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – Local NHS service (some self referral, can be promoted within the workplace)

https://www.ifucareshare.co.uk/about-us http://www.cwmt.org.uk 3 main aims: prevention, intervention and support of those bereaved by suicide

Help 1 colleague is like a ripple in a pond - The stone drops in Wellbeing Friends Family Colleagues Community Help 1 colleague is like a ripple in a pond - The stone drops in Benefits include: Helping their family/Friends Work colleagues Local community Increased Self Esteem – Advocates and colleague

Be Brave Keep Going Don’t Stop Brave – go out of comfort zone – talk about new / difficult / embarrasing subjects Keep going – not everything is going to work Don’t Stop - 5 positive people to outweigh 1 negative – but when one person says you helped them wow!!! Other results increase confidence