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    Wellness in the

    Workplace
    Danette Carter
    Director of Financial Aid

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

    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

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

    Physical Well-Being

    Healthy weight
    Healthy diet
    Health and safety guidelines
    Sleep
    Breaks
    Vacations

    Mental Well-Being

    Work/Life balance
    Personalizing space
    Breaks
    Networking
    Hobbies

    Overlap

    Breaks
    Sleep
    Posture
    Desk exercises

    Employer Driven
    Change

    Non-budgetary
    Budgetary
    Departmental
    Campus-wide

    Non-budgetary

    Flexible schedules
    Allowing personalized space
    Evaluating resources
    Stop assuming
    Employee recognition
    Cross-training
    Potlucks

    Budgetary

    10

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

    Departmental
    Practice what you preach
    Allow away time
    Employee recognition

    11

    Campus-wide

    12

    Subsidized gym membership


    Sick time vs. wellness days
    Space for breaks
    Classes on campus
    Massages
    Staff of the Month
    Wellness benefits
    Healthy food choices

    Employee/Employer Overlap

    Employee
    Involvement
    Employee Growth &
    Development
    Health Benefits
    Savings
    13

    Advocating for Yourself

    14

    Use your annual benefits


    Explore wellness options
    Wellness buddy
    Community

    Resources
    American Psychological Association
    http://www.phwa.org/resources/creating
    ahealthyworkplace/

    www.wellness.com
    www.bastyr.edu

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

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