Health day - Hack the organization's health!
Society faces major challenges in relation to our health. Our lifestyle with limited physical activity and easy access to unhealthy foods has led to an increase in lifestyle diseases, while mental disorders such as stress continue to be seen as an increasing problem. This development threatens society's most important capital – the workforce. There is a need for a concerted effort to increase the population's health – physically and mentally.
The workplaces of the future therefore play a central role in prioritizing and investing in employees' health and well-being. As a place where we spend a large part of our time and maintain important social relationships, it is a suitable arena for health promotion initiatives.
Why focus on mental and physical health? Here are just a few examples:
- Ballisager's candidate analysis from 2023 shows that candidates consider stress prevention and companies' co-responsibility for employees' physical health as more important parameters than, for example, that the company is at the forefront of technological development, acts climate-consciously, etc.
- Research shows that an investment in health-promoting initiatives at the workplace can significantly reduce sickness absence.
- Health schemes also contribute to increased employee satisfaction and commitment.
- When employees experience that their employer prioritizes their health and well-being, they feel more valued and motivated to give their best.
This can result in higher productivity, fewer sick days and lower staff turnover, all of which are beneficial to the company's bottom line.
Does that sound interesting?
Get ready for an enriching day with NOCA's Health Day, where you will be presented with a wide range of presentations from both practitioners and experts in the health field. From practical initiatives to more general perspectives on health, the day will offer an exciting mix of insight and inspiration.
Today's focus:
Our invitation will be continuously updated with more exciting speakers and their areas of focus. So far we have received confirmation from ATP, the National Research Center for Working Environment and BIOhackers/High performance coaches.
There will be a walk on the program, so remember to dress for the weather!
ATP – Case
Maria Vahr Glorvigen talks about two concrete cases that show how ATP works strategically with health initiatives. You can look forward to hearing about ATP's first experiences with a Health Week and how they have reduced pregnant women's sick leave. Get direct insight into their initiatives and their impact!
Physical working environment
The psychological working environment is of great importance for employees' health and well-being and for their ability to solve their work tasks. In this presentation, Thomas Clausen talks about what the psychological working environment is and points out, in particular, why it is important to make an effort around the psychological working environment and what you need to pay particular attention to when you start a working environment effort at his workplace.
Research and action proposals
Sussanne Grøn will share her research and practical examples as well as suggestions for action based on experiences from Nordsjællandshospital with 4000 employees. Her presentation will focus on how middle managers can implement exercise during working hours, despite limited resources and leeway. The post will first focus on research and then implementation.
BIOhacking
Jeanette Oxlund Jeanette Oxlund and Nickolai Damgaard will talk about their work with physical and mental health in Danish companies. The very special thing about their work is that they work with anonymised KPIs, so that you and your company can more precisely identify where the need is.
In the second part of their presentation, they will give a taste of some of the measures they work with in the companies, which you can take home with you and easily start implementing. Look forward to calmness and fast creation of energy!
Effective Approaches to Health Support: E-Learning, Return to Work, and Leadership Skills
In this presentation, Naomi Rosenberg, Occupational Health Physician at Novo Nordisk, shares her practical experiences in promoting employee health at Novo Nordisk. Naomi will introduce how they support, educate and guide both managers and HR Business Partners in how they can support employees who are affected by health challenges, both physical and psychological. The presentation includes a review of their e-learning material, which assists managers in supporting employees, e.g. on return after illness, which is part of their "return to work" concept. In addition, Naomi will provide insight into Novo Nordisk's internal job clarification process for employees who, due to health challenges, find it difficult to maintain their current job, as well as briefly talk about their new course for managers on "The difficult health-related conversation".
Today's presenters:
Jeanette Oxlund & Nickolai Damgaard, biohackers
Jeanette and Nickolai are recognized experts in biohacking. Together they have developed a concept, MASTER OF ENERGY™, which is based on the deep understanding of the body/mind connection – a connection that is stronger than most of us think and which is often the key to true personal development.
With Jeanette and Nickolai as your guides, you are guaranteed a journey into the world of biohacking at the very highest level and the opportunity to get closer to your optimal potential.
Maria Vahr Glorvigen, HR development consultant
Maria is an HR development consultant at ATP. She has a MSc in health promotion and health strategies, and has more than 5 years of experience with project management and strategic consultancy work within the working environment, health and well-being.
Susanne Grøn, Researcher and Project Manager
Susanne is a Cand.Scient San and physiotherapist, and has her daily routine at Nordsjælland Hospital, where she works as a project manager and does research with a focus on exercise in the workplace. Susanne has 10 years of experience in health promotion research around physical activity for people with chronic disease as well as healthy adults.
Thomas Clausen, Senior researcher
Thomas is a senior researcher at the National Research Center for the Working Environment, where he has been employed since 2004. His background is Cand.Scient.Pol and Ph.d. from the University of Copenhagen, and has its primary focus on the psychosocial working environment. Thomas researches the psychological working environment in the broadest sense and has, among other things, focused on the importance of positive factors in the psychological working environment. He gets involved in several projects at NFA, e.g. within social relations, social capital and currently has a strong focus on working environment competence, which can precisely be seen as an important prerequisite for an effective local working environment effort.
Kirsti Pedersen, Development consultant
Kirsti is a development consultant at Dansk Firmaidræt, where she is the campaign manager for "Tæl Skridt," which sets things in motion in Denmark four times a year. With a master's degree in Sports and Health, Kirsti has throughout her career focused on promoting health and well-being in the workplace through innovative health initiatives. She works to make it easy, motivating and meaningful to be in motion during the working day, so that both in the short and long term it provides increased well-being, healthy and happy employees.
Naomi Rosenberg, Occupational Health Physician, Novo Nordisk
Naomi Rosenberg is a medical doctor from the University of Copenhagen and a specialist in Occupational Medicine. She has many years of experience from the public health service, but has been employed as an Occupational Health Physician at Novo Nordisk since 3 years ago. With her specialization in Occupational Medicine, she uses her expertise to help managers and HR partners at Novo Nordisk deal with illness among employees, both in relation to returning to work after sick leave, but also retaining chronically ill employees. In addition, she acts as a subject matter expert within the healthcare field, which can mean sparring about everything from pandemics to diversity and inclusion.
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