What does ‘improving health at work’ mean to you?
If it means a lot, but you’re finding it hard to do – we can help you.
If your answer is ‘nothing’ or ‘very little’ or ‘what’s that?’ – then we can help you even more.
Health at work covers all aspects of the relationship between work and health.  It can involve:

• health and safety, occupational health, prevention of ill health and accidents
• health promotion in the workplace, including specific policies and procedures to improve the health of your employees or colleagues – for example, in relation to alcohol, smoking, HIV/AIDs or stress
• ‘family friendly’ policies, such as flexible working hours, carer’s or special leave arrangements, career breaks, job sharing – to assist staff with juggling the work/life balance

We can assist workplaces in developing health at work strategies, through a variety of means:

• Helping you to assess the health needs of your workforce
• Advice on suitable policies, programmes and activities
• Direct provision of specific services such as smoking cessation
• Training on a wide variety of health topics and skills, and how to implement health policies and procedures
• Resources and materials

For further information and help on any aspect of health promotion in the workplace,
contact:

Caroline Bedale.
Manchester Public Health Development Service
Victoria Mill, Lower Vickers Street, Manchester M40 7LJ
Tel: 0161 861 2911
Fax: 0161 203 5817
caroline.bedale@manchester.nhs.uk