Workplace Health and Wellbeing Action Plan

(Insert workplace name here)

Author Approval

Name: Manager Name:

Position: {e.g. Health and Wellbeing Coordinator} Position: {e.g. CEO, General Manager}:

Signature: Signature:

Date: Date:

Review Date:

Program goal(s):
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Measures of program success:

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Priorit Health and Strategies Tasks involved Person/s Timeframe/s Resources Measurement
y wellbeing issue responsible needed indicators
Refer to Healthy Workers
Toolkit for ideas
e.g. smoking, healthy e.g. cost, staff, time, e.g. participation rates
eating, alcohol, physical equipment
activity (Refer to the Healthy
Workers Evaluation
Quick Guide for ideas)

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strategies: 
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Healthy places
strategies:

Healthy people
strategies:
Priorit Health and Strategies Tasks involved Person/s Timeframe/s Resources Measurement
y wellbeing issue responsible needed indicators
Refer to Healthy
Workers Toolkit for
e.g. smoking, healthy e.g. cost, staff, time, e.g. participation rates
ideas
eating, alcohol, equipment
physical activity (Refer to the Healthy
Workers Evaluation
Quick Guide for ideas)

2 Healthy vision 
strategies: 
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Healthy places
strategies:

Healthy people
strategies:
Priorit Health and Strategies Tasks involved Person/s Timeframe/s Resources Measurement
y wellbeing issue responsible needed indicators
Refer to Healthy
Workers Toolkit for
e.g. smoking, healthy e.g. cost, staff, time, e.g. participation rates
ideas
eating, alcohol, equipment
physical activity (Refer to the Healthy
Workers Evaluation
Quick Guide for ideas)

3 Healthy vision 
strategies: 
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Healthy places
strategies:

Healthy people
strategies:
Workplace Health and Wellbeing strategies: QUICK GUIDE
Here are some ideas to get you started. Refer to the Healthy Workers Toolkit for a more comprehensive list of evidence-based strategies.
HEALTHY VISION
 Smoke-free workplace policy
 No-smoking support procedures
GOING SMOKE
as part of Work, Health and Safety
key documents
FREE
 Healthy food and drink policy
 Include in staff induction
HEALTHY EATING
HEALTHY PLACES
 Promote and provide a smoke-free workplace
 No smoking signage around workplace
 Clean amenities for staff meal breaks (microwaves,
toaster, refrigerators)
 Remove high sugar and fat foods from the
workplace
 Weekly fruit bowl/box
 Nursing mothers room for breastfeeding/
expressing
 Healthy choices available in cafeterias, vending
machines, food delivery vans
HEALTHY PEOPLE
 Staff complete online Healthy Workers Brief Health
Check
 Communication of smoke-free messages - staff
memos, newsletters and notice boards, etc
 Access to support services (e.g. Quitline)
 Sponsor comprehensive quit programs, eg.
subsidise aids to quit smoking such as nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT)
 Participation in quit smoking programs during work
time
 Staff complete online Healthy Workers Brief Health
Check
 Communication of healthy eating messages - staff
memos, newsletters and notice boards, etc
 Promote local food markets, fruit and veg retailers,
etc
 On-site seminars on making healthy food choices
 Healthy lunch competitions and fruit and vegetable
weekly challenges
 Promote free Get Healthy phone health coaching
service
 Initiate healthy or non-food related fundraisers
  Workplace alcohol policy
RESPONSIBLY
 Alcohol support procedures
embedded in WHS procedures
DRINK
and policies
 Physical activity policy
 Stretch or walk breaks in delivery
and transport schedules
BE ACTIVE
 Staff wellbeing on relevant
agendas
 Adequate staffing levels and
WELLBEING
resources
 Policies and procedures in
workplace for bullying, harassment
and discrimination prevention
 Responsible service of alcohol at work functions
 Onsite showers, change rooms, lockers, bike
storage
 Promote walkways and stairwells
 Dedicated exercise space
 Map local opportunities for physical activity
 Promote culture of taking lunch breaks and other
breaks as awarded in your sector
 Appropriate level of noise and natural light in
workspaces
 Staff complete online Healthy Workers Brief Health
Check
 Communication of responsible drinking messages -
staff memos, newsletters and notice boards, etc
 Promote support services
 Onsite challenges or events (e.g. Dry July)
 Staff complete online Healthy Workers Brief Health
Check
 Communication of physical activity messages -
staff memos, newsletters and notice boards, etc
 Onsite challenges or events
 Promote and/or link in with local services
 Cycling information sessions
 Promote free Get Healthy phone health coaching
service
 Stretch breaks, standing and walking within
meetings and work training sessions
 Staff complete online Healthy Workers Brief Health
Check
 Communication of wellbeing messages - staff
memos, newsletters and notice boards, etc
 Confidential personal health assessments
 Social committee &/or calendar
 Promote and/or link in with local services
 Promote free Get Healthy phone health coaching
service