Workplace Health System: Overview Booklet

Table of Contents

From management's perspective, having healthy employees is a definite plus. Healthy employees are sick less often and recover from illness faster. They are more efficient, energetic, alert, less prone to accidents and more able to manage stress. Studies in a number of countries, including Canada, point to the same conclusion: that health programs reduce medical costs, sick leave absenteeism, employee turnover and lower job accident rates.With the evidence of the positive effects of comprehensive workplace health programming mounting, companies can will afford not to get involved...

• An Introduction to the Workplace Health System
• The New Way to Look at Health
• What is Health Promotion?
• Why Your Organization Should Be in the Health Promotion Business
• The Workplace Health System
• Workplace Health System Components
• The Small Business, Farm Business and Corporate Health Models
• Drawing a distinction between large businesses and small
• The Corporate Challenge
• The Next Step