Action areas

We’ve put together a list of recommendations for the most common health and wellbeing issues. These sections contain strategies and tactics that you can draw on for your own plan.

Read through the relevant sections with your action plan template (PDF, 187.0 KB) on-hand so that you can fill it out as you go.

Action plan example and template (DOCX, 500.0 KB)
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Choose one area or work through them all to create strategies for change in your workplace.

Alcohol
Alcohol is the most widely used drug in Australia and its misuse causes significant harm to individuals, families, and communities.
Smoking and vaping
Smoking causes a range of serious health problems including cancers, coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung diseases.
Physical activity
s little as 10 minutes per day of light physical activity is beneficial with more activity producing greater benefit.
Nutrition
Eating healthy food helps us go about our day with more energy and contributes to general health and wellbeing.

Preventive healthcare
Implementing targeted strategies to prevent onset of disease, illness or injury and promote early detection can reduce their negative impacts.
Muscle and joint problems
Muscle and joint problems are among the leading workplace health and safety issues in Australia.
Sleep and fatigue
Sleep supports nearly every system in the body, refreshing our body and mind.
Mental health
Feeling connected to workmates, having healthy relationships with leaders, feeling valued with some control over our work are major drivers for mental wellbeing.

Flexible working arrangements
Flexible working arrangements can help employees maintain their health.
Financial wellbeing
With over 58% of Australian employees admitting to having some financial concerns, including financial wellbeing in your healthy workplace strategy has merit.
Cultural wellbeing
Central to feeling safe at work is the expectation that people feel culturally safe. Each person has their own unique cultural identity.
Good work design
Good work design aims to eliminate or minimise the possibility of workplace injury or illness throughout the life of the product or process.

Action areas

Alcohol

Smoking and vaping

Physical activity

Nutrition

Preventive healthcare

Muscle and joint problems

Sleep and fatigue

Mental health

Flexible working arrangements

Financial wellbeing

Cultural wellbeing

Good work design

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