Health and wellness is a natural partner to health and safety.  Ergonomics, the use of scents, smoking and being physically fit are all examples of issues that can be addressed from both a safety and a health perspective.  And both types of programs share the same philosophical foundation: a responsibility for employers to exercise due diligence and a shared employer-employee responsibility for employee health.

A health and wellness program is any initiative, policy or program that is designed to create a workplace culture which supports a healthy work-life balance by maintaining or improving the health of employees.  It is easy to see how to improve the health of employees, but how do you create a healthy workplace culture?

Healthy Organization is a resource to help you understand and apply the principles of building a healthy workplace.  Healthy organizations strive for a culture that promotes a shored responsibility for employee health and safety through education, awareness, resources and accountability.