Thousands of Victorian workers at risk of chronic disease are set to benefit from a pioneering new health coaching service from WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkHealth program. From 1 March, workers found to be at risk of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease during their WorkHealth Check will be supported to enroll in a rage of free [...]
February’s BRW Magazine includes an article which discusses the increase of women developing lifestyle diseases which are typically associated with men. This is a result of a disturbing trend that career-focused women are delaying medical check ups which would usually pick up early warning signs. Doctor John Cummins states that women need to realize they [...]
On Sunday 20th February Nabenet competed in the Melbourne BRW triathlon. This event has over 5,000 competitors making it the largest triathlon in the southern hemisphere. This is the secodn year that Nabenet has entered into the triathlon and despite the challenging weather conditions it was a great day. The swim leg was cancelled due [...]
Over 200,000 WorkHealth Checks have been completed in Victoria as part of the WorkHealth Initiative, which launched in August 2009. An article published in the Herald Sun (Wednesday 17 November 2010) reveals results from data collected to date. The data reveals 40% of women tested are drinking alcohol at risky levels compared to 26% of [...]
WorkSafe provides a support package to assist injured workers return to work. The WorkSafe Incentive Scheme for Employers (WISE) offers generous incentives to employers who provide ongoing employment to injured workers who cannot return to their pre-injury employer. Recently WorkSafe conducted an extensive marketing campaign to Victorian employers promoting the use of the WISE program; Nabenet [...]
An article published in the October Return to Work Matters Newsletter titled ‘Which way to workplace health?’ discusses the current focus on health in the workplace. The article discusses the Government’s involvement in health at the workplace across Australia in regards to the Healthy Worker Initiative. The Healthy Worker Initiative focuses on preventative health and [...]
October is Walktober and your organisation can join in by participating in the Walktober Workplace Challenge, which runs from Monday 25 to Friday 29 October 2010. It’s a simple way for businesses to promote better health at work and a great way for busy people to get more active during the day. The challenge is [...]
Founder and Chief Executive of Flight Centre, Graham Turner, actively cares for the health and wellbeing of his staff through the company’s health program, which encourages a healthy workplace and provides staff with the tools for a healthy lifestyle. A team of 10 to 15 health specialists are employed to care for the 6500 Flight [...]
Friday 1st October is National Walk to Work Day. Walking is a great way to exercise whilst helping you to feel more alert during the day. Walking doesn’t cost a thing and can be done anywhere by anyone so this year join in on Friday 1st October and walk to work. If you can’t walk [...]
Douglas LPT are holding two training sessions in Melbourne this month. The two sessions have fantastic guest speakers and will be extremely informative in the areas of Industrial Relations and OHS. Please click on the following links to view the flyer for each of the sessions. Early bird special prices are available. The Hidden and [...]
