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Last Updated:  June 2011

 

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

Lifestyle 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

 

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: National Quality Institute (NQI)

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)

 

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

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

Green at Work

 

Green office checklist
Source: Nova Scotia Environment

 Enviro workplace
Source: City of Ottawa

Employee awareness program
Source: Natural Resources Canada

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

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

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
Provides information on physical activity, nutrition, prevention, cardiovascular health and mental health.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

World Health Organization

Healthy Eating

 

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

"Mix it up!"
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

Legislation

 

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

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

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)

National Foundation for Depressive Illness

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

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction

Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare (COMH)

Occupational Health & 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)

Institute for Work and Health

Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC

OSH answers
Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

The Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario

Young Worker Awareness Program

Pandemic Prepardness

 

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

 

Smoking & 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

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)

Violence Prevention

 

Bullying in the workplace
Source: Canada Safety Council

CCOHS’ e-learning courses:

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

Workplace Culture

 

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

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

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: National Quality Institute (NQI)

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: National Quality Institute (NQI)

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: National Quality Institute

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

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)