Getting started

Employers and managers wishing to set up initiatives in their workplace can get assistance from a variety of sources. Below are a few suggestions.

Visit the websites or contact local organisations such as the National Heart Foundation, the Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ (ALAC), workers' unions, the NZ Drug Foundation, Pacific Heartbeat, the Quit Group and regional sports trusts.
Visit the websites of overseas organisations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the British Heart Foundation.
Private providers can be found in the Yellow Pages under 'health and fitness consultants'.
Search the internet for terms like 'workplace wellness' and 'workplace health promotion'. Many websites describe how to get started and how to obtain toolkits for implementing programmes.
Look in journals and periodicals, such as the Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine and American Journal of Health Promotion (see Contacts & references for more).
Books on the topic are available from your public library. A good starting point is:
Beyond Band-aid: A Guide to Effective Health & Wellness Programmes in New Zealand Workplaces by J & M Davidson-Rada printed by GP Books, 1992.

Updated | 22 Oct 2006.

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