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Healthy Working Wales
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Award
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Presenter: Beverley Warburton
What are the benefits of health and
wellbeing programmes
Improving
Reducing
Staff health and wellbeing
Stress
Staff engagement, satisfaction and morale
Sickness absence rates
Staff recruitment and retention
Staff turnover
Productivity
Recruitment costs
Product and service quality
Agency cover costs
Corporate brand image/CSR
Health-related employee benefits
Customer satisfaction and loyalty
Workplace accidents and injuries
Ability to return to work following illness
Liability cover premiums
Workability among older employees
Litigation costs
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Corporate Health Standard Topics
• Core components
– look at the ethos and culture of the
business/organisation
– how employee health & well-being is
incorporated into the management process
• Specific health issues
– deal with the key preventable ill health
issues in the workplace
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Tobacco
Organisational
Support
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and Review
Communication
Core
Components
Health
and
Safety
Employee
Involvement
Policy
Development
and Review
Occupational
Health and
Rehabilitation
Specific
Health
issues
Physical
Activity
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Musculoskeletal
Disorders
Nutrition
Policies
Mental Health
Promotion
Alcohol and
Substance
Misuse
Corporate Health Standard Award Holders
Bronze
Silver
Gold
British Airways
Maintenance Cardiff
Taff Housing Association
Cardiff Community
Housing Association
TSW Training Ltd
Estyn
Cardiff Metropolitan
University
TES Aviation Group
Companies House
Cardiff University
National Library of
Wales
DVLA
Bridgend College
Caerphilly Job
Centre Plus
Newport City Council
Ortho Clinical
Diagnostics
ITEC Training
Solutions
Crown Foods
Admiral
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Assessment
•Mock Assessment
•Full Assessment: 2/3 external assessors, 1 or 2 days
depending on level of award
Award Ceremony - Award is retained for 3 years
Follow up support to maintain and improve practice
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Help and Support
Workplace Health Advisor helps with:
• Navigating the process
• Sharing good practice from other organisations
• Progress meetings & assessment benchmarking
• Signposting
• Support policy development
• Links with other supporting organisations
• Guidance on good workplace health practices
• Networking & Information sharing
• Health promotion resources
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Why is healthy eating so important?
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Eating a healthy, balanced diet is essential for good health and wellbeing
as a whole
The main causes of death in Wales are coronary heart disease and
cancer - diet is an important risk factor for contracting these diseases
It is estimated that in the UK approximately 1/3 of deaths from heart
disease and 1/4 of deaths from cancer can be attributed to diet
A diet too high in calories accompanied by too little exercise can lead to
obesity.
In Wales nearly 6 in 10 adults and 3 in 10 children are overweight or
obese
The links between being overweight and an increased risk of developing
serious illnesses including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke has
been well documented. A recent study estimated that these illnesses are
set to cost the UK economy around £20 billion over the next 10 years
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Why bother with healthy eating at work?
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We consume at least 1/3 of our daily calorie intake while at work - what we
eat and drink affects not just our health but our work performance too
If we don't eat regular well-balanced meals or drink enough water we may
get headaches, feel sluggish or have difficulty concentrating
Employers have a legal duty to provide clean drinking water and eating
facilities
Improving access to healthier food and drinks at work will help individuals
to maintain a well-balanced diet
A healthy workforce is more alert and productive – so both employers and
employees will reap the benefits!
By making small improvements to their diet and physical activity levels,
many people report that they soon have fewer aches and pains, sleep
better, have more energy and enjoy a better quality of life
In the long term, maintaining a healthy weight can reduce the risk of
developing certain serious illnesses
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Why bother with healthy eating at work?
• Employers who promote healthy eating report the
following effects on their workforce:
– Improved health
– Increased productivity
– Lower rates of absenteeism and quicker return to work after
illness
– Increased physical capacity, energy levels and mental
alertness among older employees
– Improved morale and working atmosphere
– Reduced stress and anxiety
– A positive corporate image
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Nutrition Bronze Criteria
• Healthy balanced menu available
• Selection of healthy ingredients and utilisation of
healthier cooking and preparation methods
• Healthy options made available and clearly labelled
• Employees provided with information about healthy
eating
• Organisation participates in national campaigns e.g. ‘5
a day’
• Eating areas clean and bright
• Suitable facilities provided for breastfeeding mothers
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Nutrition Silver Criteria
• Gradual changes made to standard dishes to make them healthier
e.g. reducing salt
• Healthy choices actively marketed/prominently sited
• Healthy choices are available in vending machines
• Catering staff trained to enable them to inform customers about
healthy choices
• Healthy choices provided at corporate functions/social events
• A minimum of one promotional event held each year to highlight
healthy eating choices
• Adopted at least 8 of the healthy choice criteria
• The nutrition policy/guidelines also apply to workplace catering
facilities operated by catering contractors
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Nutrition Gold Criteria
• Planned annual programme of promotional events to
highlight healthy options
• Links with lifestyle screening so that employees can
assess their eating habits and identify changes
• Support is available for those employees who want to
lose weight or request information about healthy
eating
• The organisation has adopted at least twelve of the
healthy choice criteria
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Healthy Choice Criteria
• Unsweetened fruit juice and water available in addition
to soft drinks
• At least one alternative to chipped, roast or sautéed
potatoes (e.g. boiled rice, pasta, jacket potatoes)
• Where chips are served, they should be offered
unsalted and should be thicker, straight cut chips
rather than crinkle cut or French fries
• A choice of breads are offered e.g. whole grain
varieties, granary
• Offer fish un-battered and promote oily varieties
• A choice of salad dressings, including lower fat
varieties
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Core Components Silver Criteria
• Employee involvement
– Participation of employees in health & well-being
activities
• Policies/Development
– A nutrition policy/guidelines
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Silver Criteria – Nutrition Policy
• The development and implementation of a
nutrition policy can enhance the promotion of
healthy eating - should address:
– Procurement i.e. healthy ingredients, specifications
for external providers, local sourcing of ingredients
– The composition and balance of meals
– Preparation, cooking and serving methods
– The promotion and availability of healthier options
– Even organisations without catering facilities can
take positive steps to promote healthy eating and
encourage employees to eat a healthy diet
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Healthy Options Award
The CHS fits in with the Healthy Options Award
• Any employer holding the Healthy Options Award will
automatically meet the Gold level criteria relating to
healthy choices, display, pricing and marketing
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Ideas for healthy eating initiatives
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Finding out what your staff want - wellbeing survey
Personalised assessments and health checks
Involve your catering manager in your working group
Look at calendar of events
Link in with other initiatives/awareness raising e.g.
physical activity, alcohol, food hygiene
Healthy breakfast if cycle to work
Tasting sessions – exotic fruit/veg
Free fruit/fruit juice
Smoothies – link in with Five a day
Recipes & recipe books
Slimming classes – external or internal
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Ideas for healthy eating initiatives
• Staff team challenges
• Healthy eating days supported by staff restaurant
providers to focus on nutrition
• Porridge awareness!
• Social events e.g. Picnic, BBQ
• Be open to any new ideas from employees
• Change4Life
• British Heart Foundation
• Borrow our resources – pound of fat, salt/sugar tubes,
Eatwell mat
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Change4Life
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Swaps
Posters
‘Table talkers’ for staff canteen
Leaflets
Tray liners for staff meal trays
Workplace challenges leaflet
Co-branding Change4Life materials
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British Heart Foundation
• To find out what people are interested in, use the employee
survey
• To find out what's available and possible at your workplace, use
the workplace environment audit
• Do you want to create your own healthy eating policy? Use the
Health at Work Policy template to help you get started
• Do you want ready-to-use healthy eating initiatives for your
workplace? Look at how to do it for quick and easy ideas
• Try the Eat well! challenges
• Do you want to improve your healthy eating programme or
ensure that your programme is safe? Use the Eat well! checklist
and questionnaire
• Do you want help in planning your healthy eating initiatives? Use
the Action plan template
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British Heart Foundation
• Challenge your colleagues to meet specified dietrelated targets each week and ask them to record
their progress:
– The idea is to get them thinking about what they eat and drink and
how it affects their heart and aims to get people to:
– eat more fruit and vegetables
– switch to foods containing healthier types of fat
– cut down on salt
– include oily fish in their weekly diet
– drink a sensible amount of alcohol.
– To get going, download and distribute the Eat for Your Heart
Challenge book
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British Heart Foundation
• Rainbow challenge - an eat well challenge that doesn't involve
any eating. How does that work?
– This colourful challenge aims to increase awareness of fruits and
vegetables available. It encourages participants to try new foods and
replace unhealthy snacks with fruit and vegetables
• Shopping basket - try new foods and eat together!
– Create and prepare a recipe using five specified ingredients. Share
your creations an recipes with your work colleagues. This is a great
way to try new foods and increase awareness of the nutritional
values of different foods
• Around the world A world food experience!
– The Around the World in 30 days Challenge encourages employees to
try new foods from across the world. It also raises awareness of the
nutritional values of different foods. Knowing more about the
geographical sources of foods increases our understanding of the
distance food travels before it appears on our plates. All in 30 days!
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British Heart Foundation
• The Hydration challenge encourages employees to increase their
daily fluid intake over a period of weeks
– Challenge your employees to have at least 1.2 litres (6 to 8 glasses)
of water a day
• Explore the nutritional value of the food you usually have for
lunch
– The What the Label Tells You Challenge is an interactive and fun
challenge that delivers a serious message about the Eatwell plate
model of healthy eating. All or part of the challenge can be easily
incorporated into a team meeting
• Team picnic - increase team spirit and get healthy at the same
time
– The Team picnic in the park challenge aims to increase team spirit by
getting colleagues for a nice and healthy meal, a light physical
activity and the opportunity to socialise.
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Helpful resources
Healthy Working Wales
British Heart Foundation – Getting active at work
Working Well – a practical guide to starting wellbeing initiatives
Change4Life employers guide – creating a healthier workforce
http://change4lifewales.org.uk/supporters/resourcesdownloads/Adults/em
ployers/?lang=en
Physical Activity and Nutrition Networks Wales
Health Promotion Library
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The development and implementation of a nutrition policy
can enhance the promotion of healthy eating. Nutrition
policies should address:
• Purchasing practice, i.e. healthy ingredients, specifications
for external providers
• The constituents of meals
• Cooking methods
• The promotion of healthy foods above others
Even organisations without catering facilities can take
positive steps to promote healthy eating and encourage
employees to eat a healthy diet.
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Nutrition
• Online Health Assessment
• Health and Wellness Council Events
• Customer Charter - All Wales Healthy
Option Gold Award
• Vitality Meals- Healthy Eating Working
Group
• Market Place Promotions - nutrition
affecting good health
43%
46%
45%
50.00%
Pencoed Health Profile Results
2008 to 2013
2013
16%
17%
2011
2010
0.30%
0%
1%
2%
1.70%
1%
3%
1.40%
1%
2%
0%
9%
2008/09
3.90%
3%
3%
6%
5.00%
2%
10.00%
10.10%
10%
11%
13%
11.50%
11%
11%
15.00%
12.30%
20.00%
8.20%
7%
31.50%
29%
21%
23%
25.00%
22%
30.00%
23.70%
27%
27%
35.00%
30.04%
34%
40.00%
30%
39%
45.00%
0.00%
Summary
Good consistent progress being made with Unhealthy Eating and Obesity.
A significant reduction in Hypertension being reported.
Evaluate why inactivity levels have increased?
Market Place Event
Sugar Game
RIBENA(Light) DRENCH
OASIS
LUCOZADE LEMON TEA COKE
Market Place Event
Sugar Game
RIBENA(light)
4.6g
OASIS
20.5g
DRENCH
27.72g
LEMON TEA COKE
34g
53g
LUCOZADE
67.6g
Healthwise Customer Charter
1. We will provide and promote varied and balanced food options in all our sites
2. We will continually strive to promote fresh fruit and vegetables to help our
customers achieve their 5 a day
3. Skimmed milk is available as an alternative to semi –skimmed or full fat milk
4. We only use baked beans with reduced salt and sugar
5. 80% of our salads are undressed
6. Salt cellars / mills are not placed on the tables to help reduce salt intake
7. We are committed to using where possible; low fat yoghurts, low fat spreads,
unsalted butter
8. Alternative cooking methods, such as grilling, steaming, poaching and baking are
encouraged
Tuesday 16th
July 2013
Steamed Cod – is
naturally low in
calories and a rich
source of nutrients
like lean Protein
which can help you
keep you appetite
under control. This
mild flavoured fish
is also packed with
Omega 3 fatty acids
and vitamins like
B12 + B6 which will
help you control
your cholesterol
levels reducing your
risk of heart
disease.
Steamed Cod with
Mediterranean Couscous £2.75
Mediterranean Vegetables – This Combination of
Vegetables pack a real healthy punch. Rich in
antioxidant Vitamins such as Vitamin A,C + K just
to name a few. Variety is the key to a nutritionally
complete diet so don't be afraid to Mix It Up and
try new things.
Couscous –
including this grain
in your diet
provides several
health benefits.
High in dietary
Fibre, this section of
your plate will help
you improve your
body's digestive
health and keep you
feeling energised
for your
day. Cracked wheat
or Quinoa are other
healthy
alternatives.
Nutrition and Our Health
Thank you for listening
Any questions?
Beverley Warburton
T: 02920 348782
E: [email protected]
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