1. Wellness in the Workplace Danette Carter Director of Financial Aid

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

3. 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

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

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

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

7. Overlap Breaks Sleep Posture Desk exercises 7

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

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

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

11. Departmental Practice what you preach Allow away time Employee recognition 11

12. 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

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

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

15. Resources American Psychological Association – http://www.phwa.org/resources/creatingahealthy workplace/ www.wellness.com www.bastyr.edu 15

16. Questions? Danette Carter dcarter@bastyr.edu 425-602-3083