Nature hike to Renu’s Attraction, Stony Hill
Challenge teams take to the trails on a nature hike at Renu’s Attraction in Stony Hill.
Build a practical, inclusive wellness programme that fits your organisation.
People spend a significant share of their waking hours at work. Workplace policies, routines, food environments, physical spaces and organisational culture can therefore have a direct influence on health and well-being.
Jamaica Moves in Workplaces supports organisations to move beyond one-off wellness days and build a more consistent approach to employee wellness. The programme can include physical activity, healthy eating, health screening, tobacco-free environments, safer sexual-health practices, mental well-being, social connection and occupational health and safety.
A workplace wellness programme should be practical, inclusive and appropriate to the organisation. It should also support, rather than replace, employees' access to qualified health professionals and occupational-health services when these are needed.
Well-designed workplace health programmes can support employee well-being, morale, engagement and health knowledge while helping organisations create safer and more supportive working environments. Benefits may include healthier lifestyle practices, stronger social connection, opportunities for early health screening, reduced exposure to preventable risks and a more visible organisational commitment to employee well-being.
Create a work culture that takes mental health seriously. Promote stress-management skills, reasonable access to support, respectful communication, psychologically safer working practices and clear pathways to professional help when needed.
Healthy workplaces support positive relationships. Team-building, staff engagement, inclusive social activities, peer support and respectful workplace practices can strengthen connection and reduce isolation.
Where appropriate to the workforce, organisations can create respectful space for reflection, counselling, meaning and purpose without imposing religious practice. Participation should be voluntary and inclusive of different beliefs.
Wellness must include a workplace that is physically and emotionally safe. Organisations should identify hazards, follow occupational-health and safety requirements, and build a culture in which employees can raise concerns without fear.
A workplace wellness coordinator helps turn the organisation's wellness goals into practical action. The role may include coordinating activities, connecting with approved resource persons, sharing reliable information, maintaining a calendar, promoting participation and helping the organisation review progress.
Structured activities and friendly competition bring colleagues together through physical activity, healthy eating, health education and screening.
Challenge teams take to the trails on a nature hike at Renu’s Attraction in Stony Hill.
Highlights from the launch of the Corporate Wellness Challenge – 8×8 Edition.
IGL signs on as one of the organisations taking part in this year’s Challenge.
Seprod signs on as one of the organisations taking part in this year’s Challenge.
An overview of how the Corporate Wellness Challenge – 8×8 Edition works.
A printable poster for teams to display their Challenge pledge.
Ask HPE or your Regional Health Authority about current challenges, coordinator training and workplace health-promotion support.
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