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This edition lists some of the forthcoming national campaigns you could consider supporting along with local opportunities to get active in and outside of the workplace to promote to your employees.
You are receiving this e-mail because you either subscribed to our free newsletter or you are a member of the distribution list for the Workplace Wellbeing Charter – Health Champions programme.
For further information please contact Jenny Duggan from the Business Team:
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Thanks to all of you who have supported the Year of Wellbeing 2019.
We have had a great year, with thousands of people making a pledge to improve their wellbeing, thousands of people meeting us face-to-face at events, hundreds of people trained into wellbeing champion roles across various organisations and scores of people sharing their experience to inspire and empower others. You can watch our end of year film.
We reckon we've touched the lives of almost 1 million people through media and social media, and recruited schools and workplaces to lift wellbeing up their agendas.
A formal evaluation report will be published in the next few weeks. For now, we just wanted to say thank you, and well done Coventry and Warwickshire!
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Coventry University has been awarded a whopping £6.8 million of Government funding to launch a mental health pilot aimed at improving the drastic statistics of work place mental health in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Midlands Engine awarded the university a grant to launch their Midlands Engine Mental Health pilot.
The University of Warwick is also a partner in the research.
The pilot works with businesses and NHS professionals in the area to create new ways of tackling mental health in the workplace that specifically benefits employee well-being.
Coventry University said they hope to “break down the barriers to people suffering mental health problems.”
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Health and Life Sciences Guy Daly said: “Together we will deliver a step change in the support offered to employers and employees.”
A study carried out by the University of Warwick showed at any one time, a sixth of the population in England aged 16 to 64 has a mental health problem.
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A free taster session at Coombe Abbey Park, giving you the opportunity to learn and practise mindfulness techniques in the outdoors.
This session will be run in conjunction with The Environment and Me (TEaM) who are a Warwickshire Wildlife Trust ecotherapy-based project in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind to provide positive, engaging outdoor experiences for people experiencing poor mental health in Coventry. Find out more about TEaM.
You will be led in a couple of mindfulness and nature connection practices and skills to help manage stress and enhance well-being through the use of observing nature, being creative in nature and enjoying the outdoors.
Activities will include mindful walking, using the senses, nature awareness, craft making and chatting round the fire over a hot drink.
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Thrive at Work is a workplace commitment with criteria and guidelines on creating a workplace that promotes employee health and well-being, focusing on key organisational enablers such as line manager support, attendance management, policies and procedures. In addition to health areas such as mental, musculoskeletal and physical health and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Over 100 organisations have signed up to work towards the Thrive at work Awards in Coventry and Warwickshire.
If you want further details or a copy of the latest commitment please email Jenny.duggan@coventry.gov.uk
This activity forms part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Support Programme and is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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