Question

Identify an element of the Healthy Work Environment. Which standard do you believe would be the most challenging for the unit to embrace? What interventions would be recommended to facilitate adoption of the standard?

Answer 1

Element of Healthy Work Environment ;-

1)Physical Environment

2)Health Practices

3)Social Environment & Personal Resources

4)Honest and open communication

Social Environment & Personal Resoures would be the most challenging for the unit to embrace .

Interventions recommended to facilitate adoption of the standard are:-

1)By promoting a healthy lifestyle at workplace

Psychosocial constraints such as high psychological demands,low decision attitude,weak social support contribute to the development of mental health problems and other health issues.

It can only be addressed by promoting healthy lifestyle at workplace by providing managers with psychosocial management tools who will support the current health intervention in organisation or workplace.

2)Provide good health coverage for all employees ;-Employees health and wellness should be consider seriously

3)Self Care benefits like personal care,legal services can also be addressed the concerns of senoir emloyees and improve their life.

4)Flexible hours :- Flexible time scheduling should be recommanded so that employees have option to take care of their needs.

5)Encourage employee training,workshops and education :- It should be adopted just to render the outdated knowledge and master the new technology by providing training and workshops.