Workplace health and wellbeing score card

Completing the 10 questions on this score card can assist you to establish a baseline against which your workplaces readiness and capacity to become a healthier workplace can be measured. Commenting in detail on each question will allow Healthier Work to tailor our approach if you choose to engage with us.

At the completion of the score card, you will have the option for Healthier Work to contact you if your workplace is located in Canberra.

A copy of your score card will be automatically emailed to Healthier Work.
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Note: Only workplaces based in the Australian Capital Territory are eligible for Healthier Work supports.
Other workplaces are welcome to still utilise this Score Card for your internal planning purposes.
Workplace name*
Your name*
Number of staff this score card covers*

1. Commitment
Which of the following best describes your workplace’s commitment to health and wellbeing?*
- We have a health and wellbeing policy which is supported and modelled by senior management and actively communicated to staff, including through inductions.
- We have a health and wellbeing policy which is supported/modelled by some management and made available to staff.
- We have a general commitment to health and wellbeing but this is not formalised in policy.
- We have not really considered the issue of employee health and wellbeing at this stage.
Comments

2. Provision of activities
Which of the following best describes your workplace’s commitment to health and wellbeing?*
- We offer a comprehensive program of voluntary, planned activities throughout the year, which cover the topics of smoking cessation, healthy eating, physical activity, reduction of risky alcohol consumption, and mental health and wellbeing.
- We offer certain voluntary activities at different times of the year, covering most if not all of the above health topics.
- We sometimes offer a limited number of health and wellbeing activities covering at least one of the above topics.
- We do not currently offer any health and wellbeing activities.
Comments

3. Facilities and infrastructure
Which of the following best describes your workplace’s capacity to support health and wellbeing through its facilities and infrastructure?*
- We provide staff with, or access to (e.g. offsite), a broad range of facilities and infrastructure to support health and wellbeing, such as food preparation areas and equipment, change rooms and showers, gym equipment, bike racks and standing work stations.
- We provide staff with, or access to, a limited number of facilities and infrastructure to support health and wellbeing.
- We provide staff with basic facilities to support health and wellbeing, such as food preparation areas.
- We do not currently provide any facilities or infrastructure to support health and wellbeing or do not currently have the capacity to do so.
Comments

4. Accessing external resources
Which of the following best describes the level of involvement in, access to, or promotion of, external (community or corporate) health and wellbeing services, resources or activities provided by your workplace?*
- We promote or utilise a range of external services (e.g. Nutrition Australia ACT Division) and information sources in our program, and regularly encourage staff to participate in a range of external activities (e.g. the Canberra Times Fun Run, Dry July).
- We promote or utilise a limited number of external services and information sources, and sometimes encourage staff to participate in external activities.
- We sometimes promote external services, information sources and activities.
- We do not currently promote any external services, information sources or activities.
Comments

5. Resourcing
Which of the following best describes the resourcing support for health and wellbeing activities in your workplace?*
- There is an ongoing budget for the program as well as an identified program coordinator or group who is appropriately resourced, can motivate action, and support and promote our activities.
- There is an identified program coordinator/group with limited resourcing and capacity to support/promote our activities.
- There are one or two staff who support/promote activities on a voluntary and/or ad hoc basis.
- There are currently no identified or voluntary supporters of any activities.
Comments

6. Participatory planning
Which of the following best describes how your workplace’s health and wellbeing program or activities are informed?*
- We undertake regular (e.g. annual) staff consultation using an employee survey, focus groups or other forms of staff feedback (appropriate to your workplace’s size) as well as completing a workplace audits.
- We seek input from staff on an ad hoc basis and consider aspects of the workplace environment.
- We base our program/activities on what the coordinator or management feels are the priority/interest areas for staff.
- Not applicable as we do not currently offer any health and wellbeing activities.
Comments

7. Administration and evaluation
Which of the following best describes the administration and evaluation processes for your workplace’s health and wellbeing program or activities?*
- We have a health and wellbeing program plan with achievable and measurable objectives, we record activities, and evaluate/review the program annually – with results being communicated to staff.
- We have a health and wellbeing program plan and undertake some record keeping and evaluation.
- We undertake basic record keeping of activities undertaken
- Not applicable as we do not currently offer any health and wellbeing activities.
Comments

8. Inclusiveness and participation
Which of the following best describes how inclusive and accessible your workplace’s health and wellbeing program or activities are?*
- Our program is tailored to meet the range of needs, interests, knowledge levels and participation capabilities of our staff (considering working hours, job types, gender, age and abilities) and includes some initiatives for family members. Flexible working arrangements to enable participation are provided where feasible and participation rates are generally high.
- Our program includes a range of activities to meet various needs/interests and participation capacities of staff. Participation rates are generally good.
- Our activities are designed to meet the needs/interests of the majority of mainstream staff and are offered at standard times. Participation rates are lower than in the above options.
Comments

9. Supportive culture
Which of the following best describes your workplace culture in terms of supporting participation in health and wellbeing activities?*
- We have a positive social climate at all levels that encourages workers to participate in activities.
- We have pockets of positive culture that encourages workers to participate in activities, but this is not consistent across the organisation.
- We have one or two champions who attempt to support/promote participation in activities.
- We do not currently have a culture supportive of health and wellbeing.
Comments

10. What do you see as your biggest challenge of creating a healthier workplace?

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