A social enterprise dedicated to promoting health and wellbeing
and addressing health inequalities, have announced the launch of a
new service for employers.
Birmingham-based Health Exchange's 'Workplace Wellbeing' service
enables employers to take advantage of the health promotion
services it already provides to people living in the West Midlands
area. The aim is to allow business owners and managers to offer
their employees the ability to access essential information and
services about health and wellbeing, from the workplace.
"Naturally, employers want their workforce to maintain a healthy
lifestyle, for the benefits this will bring, in terms of healthier
happier staff, greater productivity and reduced sickness absence,"
said Graham Beaumont, Health Exchange CEO.
"Our Workplace Wellbeing service gives businesses the
opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles to their employees, for
mutual benefit", he added.
The range of services available includes health-monitoring
checks, provision of health information and signposting, group
exercise activities, and services to help motivate people to make
lifestyle changes for improved health, or to better manage an
existing long-term condition.
"Our Workplace Wellbeing service is intended to pre-emptively
educate employees about their health and encourage them to adopt
healthier lifestyles. The objective is to raise the general level
of health and wellbeing in the workplace", said Patrick McCormick,
Health Exchange's Partner Relations Manager.
The launch of the new service comes in the wake of a recent
study, which found that 87.5% of workplace sickness claims arose
from unhealthy aspects of individual's lifestyles, rather than from
causes arising within the workplace.
"Increasingly, employers recognise the business and social
importance of encouraging employees to be aware of and take control
of their health and wellbeing. Many have concluded that they can't
afford not to invest in prioritising the health of their
employees", concluded Mr McCormick.
For more information about Workplace Wellbeing or any other
services from Health Exchange, contact Patrick McCormick on 0121
663 0007.