Implementation

Your plan looks great on paper - now you need to make it happen. Make sure it's workable, inclusive, the resources are there and people know about it. Encourage friendly competition, build in incentives and make the launch the birth of a new culture in your workplace.

Stack of books.

Resources for employees

Pamphlets, posters and stair stickers to encourage employees to get physically active and make healthy choices about what they eat and drink.

Platter of goodness.

Spreading the wellness message

Tips, advice and tailored information you can use to help staff and stakeholders understand wellness and put it into practice in the workplace.

Inspiring ideas
Swimmer. People on treadmills.

When losing's winning

Janice Attrill, who works for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), has twice been declared the organisation's biggest loser but, far from being insulted, she's absolutely thrilled. Janice has lost eight kilos since joining an in-house weight loss programme, one NZFSA's initiatives to improve the health of its staff.

Employees have also been pounding the pavements, huffing up hills and putting in lengths at the pool as part of an eight-week team challenge called Invigor8.