Wellness in the Workplace Danette Carter Director of Financial Aid

Introduction Employee Driven Changes Employer Driven Changes Overlap Advocating for Yourself 2

What is Wellness? Freedom from disease Well-being – a state of inner peace Workplace Wellness: – The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health 3

Employee Driven Change Physical well-being Mental well-being Overlap 4

Physical Well-Being Healthy weight Healthy diet Health and safety guidelines Sleep Breaks Vacations 5

Mental Well-Being Work/Life balance Personalizing space Breaks Networking Hobbies 6

Overlap Breaks Sleep Posture Desk exercises 7

Employer Driven Change Non-budgetary Budgetary Departmental Campus-wide 8

Non-budgetary Flexible schedules Allowing personalized space Evaluating resources Stop assuming Employee recognition Cross-training Potlucks 9

Budgetary Departmental Retreats Outside training Ergonomics Providing adequate resources Organizers/space-savers Making healthy food choices available 10

Departmental Practice what you preach Allow away time Employee recognition 11

Campus-wide Subsidized gym membership Sick time vs. wellness days Space for breaks Classes on campus Massages Staff of the Month Wellness benefits Healthy food choices 12

Employee/Employer Overlap Employee Involvement Employee Growth & Development Health Benefits Savings 13

Advocating for Yourself Use your annual benefits Explore wellness options Wellness buddy Community 14

Resources American Psychological Association – workplace/

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