Corporate Programs

HPC delivers workplace Health and Wellbeing Programs, including employee health checks and a range of health, nutrition and physical activity promotion programs. The aim is to reduce chronic disease risk factors that can lead to illness and absenteeism.

Investment in the prevention, early detection and treatment of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers, will lead to a healthier workforce and increased productivity.

Contracting HPC to conduct corporate health checks and associated healthy lifestyle programs ensures that fees go back into local health promotion programs. The following is a list of the programs that are available. Please contact us for more information and we will be happy to develop a proposal for your needs.

• Health Checks
• Health Check follow-up package
• Healthy lifestyle challenges
• Lighten Up program
• QUIT Smoking program
• Cooking demonstrations
• Healthy lifestyle information
• Healthy lifestyle messages
• Healthy workplace policy development

Health Checks

Health checks are designed to alert employees to any aspects of their health which are placing them at risk of illness, injury or disease. These are completely private and confidential and are ideally conducted on an annual basis and in conjunction with other health promotion programs. Each employee will be given their own personal health report and will be encouraged to take action based on the results of the check. HPC offer 3 different health check packages:

20 minutes	25 minutes	30 minutes
(BMI) Waist Blood pressure Nutrition check Physical activity Smoking Stress assessment Alcohol	(BMI) Waist Blood pressure Nutrition check Physical activity Smoking Stress assessment Alcohol Blood glucose test Total cholesterol test	(BMI) Waist Blood pressure Nutrition check Physical activity Smoking Stress assessment Alcohol Blood glucose test Total cholesterol test Skin checks / education

Health Check Follow-Up Package

It is recommended that health checks not only be performed annually, but to also include a follow up mechanism at 6 months. The health checks will alert employees to any aspects of their health that are placing them at risk of illness, injury or disease and are encouraged to take appropriate action.

The health follow up package will send individual letters out to all health check participants reminding them on the health areas which required "action". The letter will provide motivation, encouragement and tips on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Healthy Lifestyle Challenges

Workplace healthy lifestyle challenges are used to motivate employees to undertake physical activity and nutrition changes over a short period of time with the idea that practicing this behaviour in the short term may lead to long term behaviour change. HPC offers of range of healthy lifestyle challenges including:

• 6 week challenge
• 12 week challenge
• 10,000 steps challenge

Lighten Up Program

Lighten up is an 8 session healthy lifestyle program which will assist your employees to make positive long term changes to improve overall health and maintain or lose weight. Each session runs for 1.5 hours and covers a range of topics including goal setting, weight management, nutrition, physical activity and stress management. Each session is conducted by a health professional and only requires the use of a training room.

Quit Smoking Program

The QUIT program aims to education smokers about the health effects of smoking and assists smokers to identify their smoking behaviour, make a decisions of quit and develop quitting methods and strategies. The program can consist of 3 x 2-hour sessions over 3 – 6 weeks or 6 x 1-hour sessions over 6 to 10 weeks. These sessions are conducted by a health professional and only require the use of a training room.

Cooking Demonstrations

The aim of cooking demonstrations is to show employees how to prepare a healthy meal in under 20 minutes as well as having a delicious taste test. The cooking demonstrations are fun and interactive and promote the Go for 2 & 5 campaign by showing show participants how much fruit and vegetables they have to eat each day, how quick and easy it is to prepare fruit and vegetables and tips on how to get more fruit and vegetables into the diet.

Our community nutritionist will provide all the equipment necessary to run the cooking demonstrations. The only thing we require is the space to hold the demonstration, seating for participants and access to hot and cold running water for hygiene purposes.

Healthy Lifestyle Information Sessions

Our fully qualified health professionals can offer your employees a range of healthy lifestyle information sessions. These sessions only run for 1 hour and simply require access to training room facilities. All equipment required will be supplied including projector equipment. Some of the topics covered in these sessions include:

• The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
• Facts on fats
• How to read nutrition panels
• The real story on Carbohydrates and glycaemic index

Healthy Lifestyle Messages

HPC provides a range of services which will constantly keep your employees motivated and reminded about how to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. These include but are not limited to:

• Pay slip messages. Shorts tips and hints which can be included on employee pay slips. These are provided in either a 6 or 12 month package.
• Newsletter messages. Short articles, recipes, tips, hints and information on other programs which will help employees achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle, which can be included in your existing staff newsletter. These are provided in either a 6 or 12 month package.
• Intranet messages. If you have an intranet system, then HPC can help you develop a "Healthy Lifestyles" information page which will give your staff with access to health information, tips and hints all year round. This can include information on nutrition, physical activity, smoking, sun protection, stress management, healthy recipes and local referral networks.

Healthy Workplace Policy Development

HPC can assist your organisation to develop a healthy workplace policy which will assist in the formalisation of nutrition and physical activity activities which further support employees to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Healthy workplace policies are designed to suit each workplace and can include things such as catering guidelines, heart foundation walking groups etc.