We support employers in creating healthier workplaces by delivering a wide range of engaging, evidence-based health promotion activities.
We support employers in creating healthier workplaces by delivering a wide range of engaging, evidence-based health promotion activities. While the overall responsibility for planning and implementing a workplace health and wellbeing strategy lies with the employer, we act as a delivery partner, offering expert-led sessions and campaigns to meet identified workforce needs.
This guide outlines the types of activities we can provide and how these can be integrated into your organisation’s broader health promotion strategy. We encourage employers to follow the Public Health Agency’s Healthy Workplace Model when planning health and wellbeing initiatives, ensuring a structured, consultative, and evidence-based approach.
Guiding Framework: PHA Healthy Workplace Model
The PHA Healthy Workplace Model is widely recognised across Northern Ireland as a best practice approach to workplace health. It supports employers to:
- Secure senior leadership commitment
- Consult with staff and identify needs
- Develop a tailored, evidence-based health and wellbeing plan
- Deliver appropriate interventions (where we can support)
- Evaluate and sustain improvements
Employers are encouraged to consult staff through means such as questionnaires and focus groups to obtain data on what the health promotion needs are, and use this data to determine the most relevant activities for their workforce.
Our Role – Delivery of Health Promotion Activities
Once your organisation has identified key health priorities, we can support you with the design and delivery of targeted health promotion sessions that are:
- Evidence-informed
- Delivered by qualified professionals
- Tailored to your workforce and industry
- Available in-person, virtually, or via blended formats
Activities
Below are health promotion interventions which can be facilitated by HMOHS:
Mental Health Awareness Training Sessions
- For all staff
- For line managers
Resilience Training Sessions
- For all staff
- For line managers
Employee Health and Wellbeing Checks
- Gold, Silver and Bronze Packages
How to Get the Most from Health Promotion Activities
To ensure maximum impact, we recommend that employers:
- Conduct staff surveys or health needs assessments before selecting topics
- Align sessions with organisational priorities (e.g. absence reduction, wellbeing strategies)
- Promote activities in advance to encourage uptake
- Follow up with evaluation or feedback surveys to assess effectiveness
Tip: Activities should complement, not replace, legal compliance and occupational health measures such as health surveillance.
If you’ve identified a need through your internal planning process, we’d be delighted to support you with delivery. Our team can help you select suitable sessions from our portfolio or create a tailored programme based on your goals.
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Further Guidance
To develop a sustainable and strategic health and wellbeing plan, we recommend using the PHA Healthy Workplace Model and associated resources:
Visit: www.publichealth.hscni.net
(Search: “Healthy Workplace Model”)