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Promoting healthy active lifestyles: practicing what we preach  PDF
Describes the challenges of creating environments that support and promote healthy lifestyles among healthcare centres. Describes the activities of a group of healthcare workers who promote healthy eating and active living at their health centre. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA)
Case study: workplace health initiatives at QLT Inc. British Columbia  PDF
Describes the workplace health strategy at QLT Inc. Provides brief company profile and discusses performance measures, business strategy, health and wellness initiatives, organizational and management wellness activities, the role of leadership, employees' views, and future directions. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
From: Issues of workplace health and wellness: case studies
Case study: healthy workplace programs at American Express Canada  PDF
Profiles American Express Canada, and outlines company's reasons for undertaking workplace health promotion. Highlights the activities included in the program, the commitment of management, and employee involvement. Discusses impact of program. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
From: Issues of workplace health and wellness: case studies
Twelve case studies on innovative workplace health initiatives: summary of key conclusions  PDF
Reports on innovative healthy workplace programs in twelve Canadian companies. Each examined issues of occupational health and safety, support of healthy lifestyles, and organizational change. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
Healthy workplaces and productivity: a discussion paper  PDF
Examines factors in an organization and the work environment, which positively affect the health of employees. Discusses issues such as job control, communication, supportive supervision, work-life balance and wellness. Explores the relationship between healthy workplaces and productivity. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
Healthy workplace strategies: creating change and achieving results  PDF
Focuses on organizational change processes, strategies, and tactics, which lead to healthier working conditions. Presents an action model that may be used as tool during change processes. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
Exploring concepts of gender and health 
Acts as guide for researchers, policy analysts, program managers and decision makers to integrate gender-based analysis (GBA) into their everyday work. Includes overview of government commitments, key concepts in GBA, and how to integrate GBA into the research-policy-program development cycle.
Source: Health Canada
Voices of Canadians: seeking work-life balance  PDF
Offers comments from Canadian workers regarding how they feel about the stress they are facing in their daily lives as they seek to balance work and family. Comments are drawn from those provided by participants in Health Canada's 2001 National Work-Life Conflict Study. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Independent Living Resource Centre  
Promotes and enables citizens with disabilities to make choices and take responsibility for the development and management of personal and community resources. Offers support for individual advocacy, information and referrals, peer support and independent living skills, research and development, as well as information on the Equal Access to Independence (EAI) program.
Source: Independent Living Resource Centre (ILRC)
Creating healthy workplaces  PDF
Examines what a healthy workplace is, including the physical work environment, the personal health practices of employees, and the psychosocial work environment and hazards. Shows the legal and economic reasons for organizations to strive for a healthy workplace and approaches they can take. Link requires PDF reader.
Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
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