Wellness Programs for Healthcare Staff
Ontario Hospital Association
http://www.oha.com/client/OHA/OHA_LP4W_LND_WebStation.nsf/page/Workplace+
Level+Impacts+on+Workplace+Wellness+Programs
Hospital News / Mount Sinai Hospital Wellness Programs and Strategies in the Canadian Hospital
http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=65&AID=867
National Quality Institute
http://www.nqi.ca/certification/hwp.aspx
Obesity and Workers' Compensation -
Results From the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System
(Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(8):766-773)
"Maintaining healthy weight not only is important to workers but should also be a high priority for their employers given the strong effect of BMI on workers' injuries. Complementing general interventions to make all workplaces safer, work-based programs targeting healthy eating and physical activity should be developed and evaluated."
Government of Alberta / Building a Workplace Wellness Program
http://www.healthyalberta.com/HealthyPlaces/207.htm
Moose Jaw – Thunder Creek Health District’s Wellness Program (Case Study)
http://www.clbc.ca/files/CaseStudies/moosejaw.pdf
Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit
http://elginhealth.on.ca/Resources/resources_category_list.asp?RESOURCES_USER_ID=36
Promoting Health In The Healthcare Workplace
Ontario Hospital Association (PDF file)
WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION:
ASSESSING EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS
Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit (PDF file)
The Effects on Organizational Climate Following Healthcare Worker Involvement in a Participatory Wellness Initiative
A project in partnership with
Vancouver Coastal Health at George Pearson Centre (PDF file)
Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital
http://www.wellnessinstitute.ca/
Aetna InteliHealth
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/356/356.html
What's the Fuss About? Why Do We Need Healthy Work Environments for Nurses Anyway?
Griffin P, El-jardali, F., Tucker D., Grinspun, D., Bajnok, I. , and Shamian, J.
Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines
Registered Nurses'Association of Ontario
Healthy Workplaces for Health Workers in Canada:
Knowledge Transfer and Uptake in Policy and Practice -
HealthcarePapers, 7(Sp) 2007: 6-25
Evidence shows that healthy workplaces improve recruitment and retention, workers' health and well-being, quality of care and patient safety, organizational performance and societal outcomes. Over the past few years, healthy workplace issues in Canada have been on the agenda of many governments and employers.
Healthy Workplaces for Home and Community Care Nurses
Victorian Order of Nurses (PDF file)
Health and Safety Information on Household Products
NIH / The National Library of Medicine
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