1. Sustaining your wellbeing strategy by engaging your staff 6 th March 2015

2. WorkHealthy Cambs  In place since 2013  To date, 102 employees have been trained to become Workplace Health Champions in Cambridgeshire.

3.  Support workplace wellbeing strategy  Identify health improvement needs  Provide brief advice  Signpost people into health improvement services. The Role of the Workplace Health Champion

4.  Point of contact  Provide regular up to date information  Participate in local and national health campaigns ( 3 per year)  Create a dedicated health area or notice board  Liaise with WorkHealthy Cambs team  Provide information when requested. Responsibilities

5. Workplace Health Champion Training  One day training session covering:  Public health challenges  The role of the Health Champion  Key messages when promoting health and wellbeing  Overcoming barriers to communication and behavioural change  Action planning  Short assessment to achieve the RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement.

6. Agenda What is health? Communicating effectively Promoting health and wellbeing Changing behaviour to improve health

7. RSPH Qualification  Assessment consists of 30 multiple choice questions – pass mark is 20 out of 30  Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement  Gold standard for Health Champions.

8. Key benefits seen by organisations so far...  Engagement of key staff  Increasing capacity  Inspiring others from different areas within an organisation

9. What organisations thought about the training...  Increased knowledge and understanding of health issues  Practical advice and support ‘The Champions training has really helped give our wellbeing programme more life’

10. What the Workplace Champions thought...  Informative and very well delivered, lots of information and idea sharing  Provided great ideas on how to promote and communicate messages  Really enjoyed the event, found it engaging and great that we get a qualification from it.

11. What the Workplace Champions thought...  Very knowledgeable session, a good introduction to workplace wellbeing  Excellent, gave me great ideas and the motivation to go back into my workplace to promote healthier lifestyles and support people

12. What are Workplace Health Champions doing?  Supporting national health promotion campaigns  Dedicated healthy living notice boards  Encouraging staff to become more active  Promoting healthier eating and increasing the availability of healthier food options in workplaces.

13. Workplace Health Champion Training 29 April 2014  Free training  9.30am – 4.00pm  Scott House, Huntingdon  For more information or to book a place, email: Jo.mcglashan@cambridgeshire. gov.uk