Monday, January 19, 2009
Fit for Business Accreditation
After a year of being registered with Creating Excellence’s Fit for Business scheme UCP Marjon has become the first educational establishment to attain recognition.
UCP Marjon appointed five Workplace Champions who received training from Creating Excellence on how to create a healthy and active work environment. Working closely with colleagues from a number of key departments the Workplace Champions organised interventions in seven key areas: Pulling the facts together; Maintaining the momentum; Getting active; Healthy eating; Mental health and wellbeing; Smoke free workplace and Drug and alcohol awareness. Interventions included lunchtime yoga and table tennis; promoting healthy eating (including training for catering staff) and hydration; offering workshops in time and stress management; visits for the NHS Quit Smoking Team and a Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Workshop. With the help of the School of Sport, PE and Leisure the Fit for Business initiative was also able to offer two free Health Check sessions for UCP Marjon staff which proved incredibly popular. Staff received guidance on blood pressure, body composition, posture and sport injury prevention/treatment.
To continue to be accredited UCP Marjon will complete another points based portfolio in the next 12 months. Phillipa Elford from UCP Marjon said
“The Workplace Champions are delighted at the support and enthusiasm they have received from staff at UCP Marjon. At present the Workplace Champions are formulating a plan for the coming year. It is hoped that this will include regular weight management and smoking cessation sessions.”
