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Healthy Workplace Resources - PEP Level 2
featuring resources useful to establishing an integrated, strategic planning process for the development of a health workplace
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2000 Workplace Active Living: A Needs Assessment
Research report outlining details of the study and offering recommendations from the findings.
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American Journal of Health Promotion
Brings together all the disciplines that make up health promotion, presenting the latest thinking on a wide range of health promotion subjects.
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Annotated Bibliography: Workplace Well-being
Offers an overview of popular business published in regards to workplace well-being.
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At Work: The Newsletter of the Institute for Work and Health
Providing evidence-based research and practical tools for clinicians, policy-makers, employees and managers.
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Balancing Work and Family
Explores how the changing relationship between family and
work affects organizations and employees. Focuses on work-family balance, work climate, work attitudes and outcomes, and the health of the worker.
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Barrier-Free Employers: Practical Guide for Employment Accommodation for People with Disabilities
Offers facts and practical advice on employment accommodation, and explains the steps to facilitate the inclusion of employees with disabilities into your work force.
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BC Council for Families
Offers information on issues to strengthen and support families.
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Benefits Canada
Provides valuable tool for anyone interested in benefits, pension investment and healthcare.
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Canada Safety Council
Reliable resource for safety information, education and awareness in all aspects of Canadian life - in traffic, at home, at work and at leisure.
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
Provides information, advice and training on how to prevent illness and injury in the workplace.
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Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research
Enhances health promotion research, policy, and practice in Canada through linking research, capacity development and information dissemination.
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Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
Offers information on programs to increase the awareness of tobacco control and the effects.
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Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
Offers research and communication of information about physically active lifestyles to the public and private sectors.
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Canadian Health Network: People with Disabilities
Offers resources about people living with a disability.
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Canadian Health Network: Tobacco Health Centre
Provides information and resources on smoking.
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Canadian Health Network: Workplace Health Centre
Contains resources about balancing family and work, job safety, preventing work-related injuries, workplace health promotion, and wellness programs.
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Canadian HR Reporter
Provides real-world solutions to perplexing HR situations (from peers and industry experts), helpful case studies and insightful commentary.
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Canadian Institute for Health Information
Working to improve the health of Canadians and the health care system by providing quality, reliable and timely health information.
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Canadian Institute for Stress
Prepares workplaces, communities, and individuals in the change-abilities and risk management strategies required for successful, not stressful transitions to their planned futures.
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Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Works with business, government and education communities at all levels to improve business and labour practices and to provide public policy on labour market and skills issues.
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Canadian Mental Health Association
Promotes the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends.
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Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine
Offers a wide array of articles to help the work of health and safety professionals.
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
Provides policy makers and citizens the opportunity to learn and debate the economic and social issues important to Canadians.
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Canadian Workplace Research Network
Provides research on workplace change and supports the diffusion of workplace-centred research that will aid in the adoption of efficient and equitable workplace practices.
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Centre for Families, Work and Well-being
Information is available on work/life issues across the human and family life cycle, policy analysis and best practices.
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Centre for Health Promotion (University of Toronto)
Provides service in the field of health promotion that will enable people to control and improve their health.
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City of Regina's Transfit Program
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Conference Board of Canada
Delivers knowledge through learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services to its members.
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Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You
Offers a research paper discussing anger and how to control it.
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Credit Counselling Services of Alberta
Offers credit counselling services and information regarding budgeting and resources available.
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Directory for Accessibility
Information on Ontario based organizations that provide assistance to businesses, employers and service providers on accessibility to the disabled employees and customers.
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Dofasco's Healthy Lifestyles Program
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Economic Impact of Worksite Health Promotion
A collection of papers divided into three sections: the economic impact of workplace health promotion, program evaluation, and examples of implemented and evaluated programs.
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Employees: A Key Feedback Resource. Just ask Them!
Promotes the use of surveys to assess employees' needs as part of the National Quality Institute's and Brock University Wellness Institute's Employee Feedback System.
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS): Workplace Policy
Explores steps workplaces can take to put a workplace smoking policy in place.
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Excellence
Offers articles about organizations change, quality improvement, award winners, and award-winning programs for both the public and private sectors.
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Farm Business Health Model
A guide to health programming for farm businesses.
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Farm Business Health Model Guide
A guide to developing and implementing the workplace health system for farm businesses.
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Four Step Guide to Building the Business Case for a Healthy Workplace
Outlines the steps to developing a healthy workplace business case for your place of work.
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Government of Canada Public Service-wide Employee Survey
Provides a general overview of the popular business literature published over the last fiver years on the subject of workplace well-being.
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Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information
Offers health news and content as well tools and risk assessments.
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Health and Safety Committees Reference Guide
Provides guidance for the formation and effective functioning of health and safety committees. Can also help you to understand your roles and responsibilities as a committee member, investigate accidents, review an OH&S Program, conduct workplace inspections and identify and control work hazards.
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Health Canada
Offers information about a variety of health related issues.
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Health Canada – Publications & Resources
Offers a variety of downloadable information guides, health models, and case studies.
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Health Canada and the Canadian Council for Active Living at Work
Suggests the benefits of being active in the workplace, and provides a template for practitioners to use in developing a business case for active living in their own organizations.
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Health Canada, Workplace Health
Provides on-line resources for health promotion, a web-based conference forum to facilitate discussion among health professionals, as well as publications and workplace health systems models.
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Health Canada’s Promotion Online
Provides useful health promotion resources and guides conference information, educational tools and health resources, as well as statistics and reports.
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Health Communication Unit
Provides training and support in Health Communication, including Health Promotion Planning, Evaluation and Policy Change, and Sustainability.
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Health in Action- Alberta
Gives you immediate access to information, people and resources needed to make your health promotion and injury prevention programs and research more effective.
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Health, Work & Wellness Conference
Provides a forum for sharing knowledge and ideas about the direction of workplace health.
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Healthy Settings: Canadian Case Studies
Case studies of organizations concerned with health and wellness in the workplace.
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Healthy Workplace Program at Pazmac Enterprises Ltd.
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Healthy Workplace Programs at American Express Canada
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Healthy Workplace Programs at Irving Paper Ltd.
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Healthy Workplace Programs at Petro-Canada, British Columbia
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Healthy Workplace Programs at Rideau Construction Bedford, NS
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Indoor Air Quality: Health and Safety Guide
This guide will help you to identify signs of indoor air quality (IAQ) problems, identify possible causes, plan actions of elimination or control of IAQ problems, understand your rights and responsibilities, and find sources of health and safety information.
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Institute for Health and Productivity Management
Documents and promotes the vital relationship of employee health to workplace productivity and, thereby, to corporate performance.
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Integrative Health Institute
Focuses on wellness, health promotion, and the healing process. Provides expert advice about the benefits of integrating conventional and alternative health care options for addressing the body, mind, and spirit, as well as the environment and relationships with others.
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Job Stress Network
Provides information about and related to work stress in general, including job strain.
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JobQuality.ca
Provides comprehensive, public and user-friendly information on the quality of work in the Canadian labour market.
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Key Principles of Program Evaluation
Highlights key principles and types of program evaluation techniques that can be used at different stages of workplace health programs. PDF file available.
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Kids Have Stress Too!
Provides information on how to effectively manage children's stress.
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Kids Health
Providing health information about children from before birth to adolescence.
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Leisure Information Network
Offers information on leisure information including being home to the National Recreation Database.
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Logic Models Workbook
Provides an overview of key concepts and methods to assist health promotion practitioners in the development of program logic models.
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Mental Health Works
Helps organizations recognize the important role they can play in supporting the mental health of their employees and how they can respond appropriately when employees experience mental health problems.
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Moose Jaw-Thunder Creek Health District's Wellness Program
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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National Foundation of Depressive Illness
Provides information on depressive illness and how to successfully treat this illness.
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National Quality Institute
NQI is Canada's leading authority on the development and sustainability of excellence through quality and healthy workplace environments.
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Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare
Provides information about occupational health and safety issues in BC.
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OSH Answers
Provides answers to Occupational Health and Safety questions.
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OSHLine with NIOSHTIC
Provides authoritative, up-to-date coverage of published OSH-related literature from around the world. Helps to answer work-related health and safety questions quickly and easily as you stay on top of the most current, reliable research in the field.
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Program Evaluation Manual
Increases understanding of the evaluation process and methods, enhances evaluation activity in workplace health promotion programs, and improves marketing, planning, and operation of workplace health promotion. PDF file available.
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Program Evaluation Manual: Key Issues and Strategies for Evaluating your Workplace Health Promotion Program
Offers practical tools and strategies to help with the evaluation of your workplace health program and its promotion. Such evaluations are intended to provide feedback on operations, outcomes, and cost efficiency in order to show the achievements of the programs and improve decisions being made about them.
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Seven Oaks General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Small Business Health Model Booklet
An online guide to the workplace health system in small businesses.
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Smoking & the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace
Information from a report on the costs of smoking in the workplace.
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Statistics Canada
Produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture.
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Stepping into Health and Success in your Farm Business
A guide to help improve the health and safety conditions of those who live and/or work on Canadian farms.
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Stress at Work
Highlights knowledge about the causes of stress at work and outlines steps that can be taken to prevent job stress.
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Stress Sense: Solutions for the Real World
Information on corporate workshops on stress and the workplace.
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Towards an Exemplary Workplace: Our Obligation to Promote and Ensure Work/Life Balance in the Public Service of Canada
Promotes and encourages the implementation of work/life balance strategies, such as the many forms of flexible working arrangements and other valuable suggestions.
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Vancouver International Airport Authority, BC
PDF File Available that offers a case study about the process of workplace wellness and the content and impacts of individual workplaces' initiatives.
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Vanier Institute of the Family
Provides information on families in Canada and the challenges families face in their diverse structures.
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Wellness in the Workplace Guide
Provides practical steps and program suggestions for workplace health and wellness programs. You will be able to create a wellness program or integrate one or more initiatives into your existing framework.
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What Gets Measured Gets Done: The Healthy Workplace Balanced Scorecard
Focuses on measuring health and safety by providing on-going feedback on progress towards goals that can help promote, and improve an organization's strategy for health, safety, and wellness. Stresses the importance of tracking a balanced set of key "healthy workplace" indicators in order to improve your workplace's health and safety.
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Work & Family Connection
Offers valuable information about the connections between work and life.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario
Provides information for workers regarding health and safety issues, including training and publications.
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Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces
Includes information about policies and programs regarding work-life balance in Canadian Workplaces. Includes: Voices of Canadians: Seeking Work-Life Balance and Collective Agreements and Older Workers in Canada
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Work-Life Compendium 2001: 150 Canadian Statistics on Work, Family and Well-Being
Provides a single source reference for Canadian family statistics including changes in the labour force, the composition of families, economic reality, workplace, child care and support, employer and employee relationships, legislation, attitudes and public opinion.
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Workplace Health Bureau: Tools and Techniques for Evaluating Progress
Provides a step-by-step guide to reviewing and evaluating Workplace Health System programs that have been put into place. PDF file available.
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Workplace Health Information: Absenteeism
Examines the impact of absenteeism on employees, the productivity of Canadian business, and the GDP. PDF file.
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Workplace Health Information: Influencing Employee Health
Focuses on improving employee health at the individual, organizational, and population levels.
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Workplace Health Information: Juggling Home and Work
Investigates the difficulties faced by employees in balancing home and work life. PDF file.
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Workplace Health System in Corporate Business
A guide to developing and implementing the workplace health system in medium and large businesses.
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Workplace Health System in Small Business
A guide to developing and implementing the Workplace Health System in Small Business.
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Workplace Health System: Corporate Health Model Booklet
Online guide to the Corporate Health Model.
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Workplace Health System: Discovering the Needs
Online guide to workplace health promotion.
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Workplace Health Unit - Brock Unversity Wellness Institute
Offers assessment tools and systems for collecting and interpreting individual and organizational level data.
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Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario)
Oversees workplace safety education and training system provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work.
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Workplace Stress: General
Provides answers to questions regarding workplace stress issues.
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World Federation for Mental Health
Promotes mental health through public education campaigns and membership.
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World Health Organization
Promotes the attainment for all people to achieve the highest level of health.
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Young Worker Awareness Program
Offers health and safety awareness information to young workers to protect themselves on the job.
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