They Want Him Back!
Jamie Scott, our own guru health researcher, has been asked back to present at the Ancestral Health Symposium in Boston this year. After last year's success, Jamie joins a number of the world's leading authorities on the topic of evolutionary biology and its implications on health, wellbeing and sporting performance. We are proud of you Jamie!
Latest Research - The Impact of the GCC on Employee Physical and Mental Wellbeing
Our friends at the FCDP (www.chronicdiseaseprevention.org) have been busy assessing the impact of participation in the Global Corporate Challenge® on:
• Low intensity physical activity levels
• Employees risk factors to diabetes and cardiovascular disease
• Workplace productivity
• Psychological wellbeing
The study involved working with a number of organisations which included (Tesco Plc, Kraft Foods UK, Wood Group, Tyco Fire Products and Hays Recruitment) and the results were fantastic!
Read Our Latest Case Study - Methanex
“Methanex is committed to doing the right thing, and be seen doing the right thing”.
Part of doing the right thing is promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for their employees. Wellness programs across Methanex (Corporation) are focused on encouraging employees to adopt healthy behaviours that:
• Reduce risks related to workplace health and safety
• Reduce the development of diseases
• Improve everyday quality of life for themselves and their families.
In 2011, Methanex NZ, Trinidad, Vancouver and Hong Kong participated in the Global Corporate Challenge® (GCC). Read our case study on how they were able to GET METHANEX MOVING!
Congratulations to Heinz Watties (NZ) Limited
Congratulations to Heinz Watties (NZ) Limited who have just been awarded as this year’s Global Corporate Challenge® (GCC) “Most Active Organisation” within NZ.
Heinz Watties are passionate about supporting their employees health. Through their commitment to the GCC programme, over the 16 week challenge, below you can see just a few of the results that the GCC participants from Heinz Watties NZ Ltd achieved:
- 88% of their staff walking over the W.H.O recommendation of 10,000 steps per day
- 87% of staff reporting an increase in their overall health
- 44% of staff reporting that they lost weight (with an average weight loss of 3.8kg)
- A company step average of 15,224 (that’s 9.74km per day!!)
- 40% of staff reporting they took fewer sick days over the 16 week challenge.
As last year’s winner of the Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Workfit Award, not only did Heinz Watties encourage their own staff to participate in the GCC, they also directly challenged other local Hawkes Bay businesses to participate in the challenge in the bid for ‘Better Business Health’ which 15 additional businesses openly accepted.
Congratulations once again to Heinz Watties NZ Ltd. on these fantastic results and their drive for Better Business Health!
Wanted: A Dynamic Project Manager to Help Improve the Health of New Zealand Workplaces
As a leading workplace wellness provider in New Zealand, Synergy Health is looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join our team.
The key focus of this role is to help co-ordinate the delivery of our workplace wellness programmes to clients throughout New Zealand. Synergy Health delivers workplace wellness programmes that include health checks influenza vaccinations, health presentations, team health challenges and online health solutions. We work with many of New Zealand’s largest and most successful businesses.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills as they will be required to effectively liaise with different members within our team and a diverse range of clients. It is important to have had project management experience and a genuine passion for health and wellbeing.
If you want to part of a growing fast paced business and want to help people improve their health and wellbeing, apply now!
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