Resources & links
For concerned employers and HR professionals, please view the following resources from leading experts in the workplace wellness fields for tips and strategies for a healthier, happier workplace.
Comprehensive guidelines to maintaining a healthy workplace:
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) guideline to reducing workplace stress.
Research Perspectives on Workplace Health Promotion
A Statistics Canada article on the Sources of Workplace Stress
Articles on stress in the healthcare industry:
Recent study on the effects of implementing a chair massage program with nurses
Articles focusing on stress among the nursing population:
Study: Overworked nurses make more mistakes
New nurses facing stress, burnout, survey finds (CBC)
Stress linked to nurses' health problems: study (CTV)
Nurses report high levels of abuse, stress (CBC)
View this fact-sheet to see trends in absenteeism and overtime among nurses from the Canadian Nurses Association
Public Health Agency of Canada's website contains a wealth of information regarding wellness in the workplace.
The National Quality Institute (NQI) is Canada's leading authority on the development and sustainability of excellence through quality and healthy workplace environments. Great article from the NQI.
Canadian Health Network article on workplace stress with plenty of additional resources.
Great resource from The Health Communication Unit (THCU) at the University of Toronto.
...more great stuff from THCU!
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