Resources

Active Living

Covers topics such as the importance of physical activity to health and physical activity programming for the individual and the workplace.

• Active living at work
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Business case for active living at work
  Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
• Activity tracker
  Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living
• Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
• Leisure Information Network
• Physical Activity
  Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
• Physical activity @ work
  Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living
• Stairway to health
  Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Trans Canada Trail
  Source: Trans Canada Trail

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Business Case

Provides sources of information to support a business case for workplace health programming.

• Better balance, better business: options for work-life issues
  Source: Alberta Learning Information Services
• The business case for work-life balance
  Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Business results through health and safety
  Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
• Creating healthy workplaces
  Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
• Investing in comprehensive workplace health promotion
  Source: Excellence Canada
• Issues of workplace health and wellness: case studies
• Let's talk: a guide to resolving workplace conflicts
  Source: Government of Alberta, Education
• Making the case for workplace health promotion: analysis of the effects of WHP
  Source: European Network for Workplace Health Promotion (ENWHP)

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Case Studies

Canadian companies that have embarked on an organizational approach to comprehensive workplace health promotion have been reviewed by the Canadian Labour and Business Centre (www.clbc.ca). Some of the effective practices are reviewed here.

• Twelve case studies on innovative workplace health initiatives: summary of key conclusions
  Source: Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
• City of Regina’s Transfit Program
• Dofasco’s Healthy Lifestyles Program
• Healthy Workplace Programs, Petro-Canada Burrard Products Terminal
• Healthy Workplace Programs at American Express Canada
• Healthy Workplace Programs at Irving Paper Ltd.
• Healthy Workplace Programs at Pazmac
• Healthy Workplace Programs at Rideau Construction
• Moose Jaw – Thunder Creek, Health District’s Wellness Program
• Seven Oaks General Hospital
• Vancouver International Airport Authority
• Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. - Healthy Workplace
• Workplace Health Initiatives at QLT Inc

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Disability Management

Covers topics such as modifying the workplace to accommodate individuals with disabilities and lists sources of services and assistance.

• Institute for Work and Health
• National Institute of Disability Management and Research

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Green at Work

• Green office checklist
  Source: Nova Scotia Environment
• Enviro workplace
  Source: City of Ottawa
• Employee awareness program
  Source: Natural Resources Canada

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Journals/Newsletters/Publications

• At Work
  Source: Institute for Work and Health
• Benefits Canada
• Canadian HR Reporter
• Canadian Occupational Safety magazine
• GOHNET (Global Occupational Health Network) newsletter
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Health and safety report newsletter
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Ontario Health Promotion E-mail Bulletin
• University of California Berkeley Wellness Letter
• Wellness Options Magazine

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Health Information (General)

Provides links to consumer health information from Canadian and US sources.

• Canadian Institute for Health Information
• Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information
• Healthfinder
• Health Canada
• MEDLINEplus
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Standard Life Health and Wellness Centre

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Health Promotion (General)

Covers topics such as health promotion research and general health promotion/wellness.

• Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
• Healthy workplace strategies
  Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
• International Institute for Health Promotion at American University
• Healthy Canadians
• Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
• Standard Life health and wellness centre
  Source: Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada
• US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• World Health Organization

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Healthy Eating

Covers topics such as healthy eating recommendations and nutrition programming for the workplace.

• to 10 a Day
  Source: 5 to 10 a day Partners
• About Eat Smart! for workplaces
  Source: Ontario Public Health Association, Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC)
• Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition
• EATracker.ca
  Source: Dietitians of Canada
• Eating well with Canada’s Food Guide
  Source: Health Canada
• EatRight Ontario
  Source: Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
• Dietitians of Canada
• Guide to nutrition promotion in the workplace [PDF]
  Source: Ontario Public Health Association, Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC)
• How to promote, implement, and support workplace nutrition programs.
• Healthy eating at work
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, OSH Answers

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Legislation

• Fairness at work: federal labour standards for the 21st century
  Source: Human Resources and Social Development Canada

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Mental Health

Covers topics such as mental health, stress, and emotional health, etc.

• BC Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Controlling anger - before it controls you
  Source: American Psychological Association
• Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health
• Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace (Workplace Strategies for Mental Health website)
• Guarding Minds @ Work: A Workplace Guide to Psychological Safey and Health
• Mental health at work
  Source: Université Laval, Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Management
• A prevention tool kit to help employers and employees understand mental health issues and offer guidance on policies and programs to address mental health issues in the workplace.
• Mental health works
  Source: Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division (CMHA OD)
• Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW)
• International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
• Research on work-related stress
  Source: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
• Work stress and health
  Source: Statistics Canada
• Workplace anti-stress guide
  Source: Hospital Employees' Union
• Workplace stress: general
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, OSH Answers
• World Federation for Mental Health
• Working Through It
  Source: A joint project of Mental Health Works and the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, available at Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace (Workplace Strategies for Mental Health website)
• Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction
• Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare (COMH)

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Occupational Health and Safety

• Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canada Safety Council
• Canadian Standards Association
• Health & Safety Executive
• Public Services Health & Safety Association
• How to implement a formal occupational health and safety program [PDF]
  Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB)
• Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
• Institute for Work and Health
• OSH answers
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• The Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario
• Young Worker Awareness Program

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Pandemic Preparedness

• Guide to developing a workplace health plan for an influenza pandemic
  Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• Influenza
  Source: Government of Canada
• One-stop access to information from Government of Canada departments and agencies on pandemic, avian and seasonal influenza.
• Pandemic influenza: preparedness guidelines for Manitoba business [PDF
  Source: Manitoba Health
• Pandemic planning
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

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Smoking and the Workplace

Covers topics such as smoking cessation, environmental tobacco smoke, etc.

• Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
• Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS): workplace policy
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, OSH Answers
• Smoking and the bottom line: the costs of smoking in the workplace
  Source: Health Canada
• Smoking cessation in the workplace: a guide to helping your employees quit smoking
  Source: Health Canada
• Towards a healthier workplace: a guidebook on tobacco control policies
  Source: Health Canada
• Workplace smoking: trends, issues and strategies
  Source: Health Canada

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Substance Abuse

Covers issues of alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace.

• Alcohol Policy Network
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
• Mental health and substance use at work: perspectives from research and implication for leaders
  Source: Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health
• Substance abuse in the workplace
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

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Violence Prevention

• Bullying in the workplace
• CCOHS’ e-learning courses:
  • Violence in the workplace: awareness
  • Violence in the workplace: establish a prevention program
  • Bullying in the workplace
  Source: Canada Safety Council
• Prevention of violence at work
  Source: International Labour Organization (ILO)
• People to people communication
  Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Take care: how to develop and implement a workplace violence program
  Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB)
• Workplace harassment and violence [PDF]
  Source: Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children

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Workplace Culture

• Moving beyond policies and programs to bring about culture change
  Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

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Work-Family-Life Issues

Covers topics such as work-life balance, work-family conflict, and healthy families, etc.

• Addressing work-life balance in Canada
  Source: Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSD)
• BC Council for Families
• Better balance, better business: options for work-life issues
  Source: Alberta Learning
• Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being
• Conversations on work and well-being
  Source: Vanier Institute of the Family
• Improving work-life balance: what are other countries doing?
  Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• KidsHealth
• Kids Have Stress Too!
• National study on balancing work, family and lifestyle
  Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
• Reducing work-life conflict: What works? What doesn’t? (executive summary)
  Source: Health Canada
• Sloan Work and Family Research Network
• Vanier Institute of the Family
• Where to work in Canada? An examination of regional differences in work life practices
  Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
• Voices of Canadians: seeking work-life balance
  Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Work-life balance: a strategic business issue [PDF]
  Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association
• Work/life balance
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces
  Source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Work-life conflict in Canada in the new millenium: a status report
  Source: Health Canada

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Workplace Health Promotion Programming

Covers topics such as comprehensive workplace health promotion, conferences, tools, needs assessments, etc.

• A comparison of workplace health promotion planning models
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• An introduction to comprehensive workplace health promotion [PDF]
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Advancing Healthy Workplaces
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Healthy Workplace criteria
  Source: Excellence Canada
• The case for comprehensive workplace health promotion
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Comprehensive workplace health promotion: catalogue of situational assessment tools
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Presents twenty-nine tools recommended for assessing workplace situations prior to implementation of workplace health promotion programming.
• Comprehensive workplace health promotion planning framework diagram
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Conditions for successful workplace health promotion initiatives
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Creating healthy workplaces [PDF]
  Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
• A discussion paper on workplace health
  Source: Canadian Council on Integrated Healthcare (CCIH)
• Evaluating comprehensive workplace health promotion [PDF]
  Source: University of Toronto, Centre for Health Promotion, The Health Communication Unit (THCU)
• General comprehensive workplace health promotion
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• The Health Communication Unit Workplace Health Promotion Project
• Healthy workplace
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Healthy workplaces: tips and tools for a comprehensive approach
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Healthy workplaces: what? why? how? [PDF]
  Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association
• Healthy workplace strategies: creating change and achieving results
  Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
• Effectiveness of workplace health promotion
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Ideal composition of planning stakeholders within workplace
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Ideal mix of workplace health project management stakeholders
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Influencing the organizational environment to create healthy workplaces [PDF]
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Introduction to comprehensive workplace health promotion info-pack
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Investing in comprehensive workplace health promotion:
  Source: Excellence Canada
• Health, Work & Wellness Conference
• Psychosocial risk management: what every business manager should know [PDF]
  Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association
• Recommended resources for in-house project management
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• The Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
• The changing organization of work and the safety and health of working people: knowledge gaps and research directions [PDF]
  Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• THCU’s approach to workplace health promotion
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• THCU’s comprehensive workplace health promotion project logic model
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• THCU Workplace Project Stakeholders Database
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Well-regarded initiatives for workplace health and wellness promotion [DOC]
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• Wellness program: getting started
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Environmental and workplace health
  Source: Health Canada
• Workplace health and wellness guide
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Workplace health promotion resources database
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Workplace health promotion stakeholder analysis
  Source: The Health Communication Unit
• European Network for Workplace Health Promotion
• Workplace Health Research Laboratory, Brock University Wellness Institute

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Workplace Research

Covers topics such as business/workplace statistics, research, etc.

• Canadian Labour and Business Centre
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
• The Conference Board of Canada
• Institute for Work and Health
• JobQuality.ca
• L'Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
• Statistics Canada
• Workplace health promotion resources search
  Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

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