More and more employers are concerned with keeping their staff healthy by providing general healthy worker assessments and health promotion information. Promoting a culture that improves the health and wellbeing of employees is good management and leads to healthy and productive workplaces.
Many employers consider such provision good business sense, ensuring they protect their most valuable asset, their staff. Healthy Worker Medicals can reduce absence by helping prevent later illnesses. They can also help your staff feel valued and safe within their workplace. Investing in the health of your employees makes a difference in maintaining an advantage in the productivity of your business.
Healthy Worker Medicals
Help keep employees happy and healthy workers. Occupational Health Providers can offer health assessments using the following:
- Specifically tailored questionnaires
- Urinalysis (Glucose, Blood, Protein, Ketones)
- Blood pressure checks / Pulse
- Height
- Weight
- BMI
- Advice
‘None of us doubts the negative effects of smoking, excessive alcohol consumption or obesity on health, but few of us have any understanding of the value of work to an individual’s health. Work is important not only to physical and mental health but also for social integration. People are diminished by the experience of long-term sickness absence; loss of contact with the world of work means they lose skills and confidence in returning to work.’
Professor Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work
Why not drink more water? Fast facts on drinking water
- Adult humans are 60 percent water, and our blood is 90 percent water.
- Water is essential for the kidneys and other bodily functions.
- When dehydrated, the skin can become more vulnerable to skin disorders and wrinkling.
- Drinking water instead of soda can help with weight loss.
- A lack of water can cause blood to become thicker, increasing blood pressure.
- When dehydrated, airways are restricted by the body to minimize water loss. This can make asthma and allergies worse.
9 Ways Employees Can Stay Healthy at Work
- Eat sensibly. Eat a good, filling breakfast in the morning. Lunch on salads and fruits, and avoid unhealthy, greasy food.
- Drink plenty of water. It is always a good idea for an adult to drink between six and eight glasses of water every day.
- Restrict your caffeine intake. Try to curb your caffeine consumption to one cup of coffee every morning to prevent a caffeine crash later in the day.
- Maintain good posture. This can avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the neck and the spine.
- Take frequent breaks. Not taking a break from work can make you mentally lethargic and reduce your creativity.
- Keep your workstation clean. Keep sanitizing wipes handy and use them to wipe the surface of your work area often.
- Be hygienic. Being hygienic goes a long way in keeping you healthy.
- Avoid mingling with sick employees. If you’re sick, it’s best to stay home and recuperate so that you do not end up spreading the infection to others.
- Learn to manage stress. The idea is to relax your mind by taking care of yourself and achieving a healthy balance.
