WHERE TO FIND HELP

THE Health Promotion Board offers a wide range of support and resources to help managers enhance their companies' workplace health programmes, including:

• The Workplace Health & Sports Promotion Grant of up to $10,000;
• The Singapore HEALTH Award (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) - a national award given to companies with commendable health promotion programmes;
• Consultancy to adopt an integrated and holistic approach towards promoting health;
• Club HEALTH, a peer support network for HEALTH Award winning companies;
• Training courses and seminars on WHP and other health topics directed at HR professionals and workplace health facilitators;
• A resource portal, www.hpb.gov.sg/healthatwork to help meet organisations' WHP needs. Companies can also e-mail HPB_Health_At_Work@hpb.gov.sg or call 6435 3704 for more information and assistance;
• Pre-designed workplace programmes targeted at specific health areas such as physical activity, healthy eating, mental wellness and smoking cessation.

This article was first published in The Business Times on January 07, 2009.