Workplace Health
Health and Wellbeing Consulting
Shivaun has had over 15 years experience in workplace health – designing, delivering, evaluating and leading health programs for over 50 companies in Australia.
Her communication & project management skills combined with an expert knowledge of health & behaviour change places her in a leading position to guide your business to world class health performance.
Investing in your employee’s health minimises risks associated with poor physical and mental health, such as absenteeism, poor productivity and a disengaged culture.
Organisations that implement health and wellbeing strategies can reduce their employees’ health risks by up to 56% (1) and on average, can expect a positive return on investment (ROI) of 2.3 (2). That is, for every dollar spent, an average of $2.30 in benefits to be gained for the organisation.
The choice for leading organisations is not whether to invest in workplace health but who to partner with to bring about sustainable change.
Shivaun will work with your company to:
- Develop or review your current health strategy
- Ensure delivery of your health strategy including the maintenance of established processes, improvement of existing processes and implementation of new initiatives
- Lead the design, implementation and evaluation of your company wide preventative health program
- Lead and collaborate with teams to deliver on health & wellness projects
- Manage your relationships with external health & wellness providers and ensure a highest quality of service delivery
- Ensure compliance with health & safety legislation
- Develop & maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders
- Provide leadership in the health & wellness space and instil a sense of shared ownership towards health & safety, and most importantly
- Create a happy, healthy & engaged workplace to enhance individual and business performance
1. Welsey Corporate Health, Leighton Properties and Grosvenor Australia (2008), The future@work health report; Employees and their workplace.
2. PricewaterhouseCoopers (2014). Creating a mentally healthy workforce – Return on investment analysis.
Group Health Coaching Sessions
Discovery Health Coaching’s group sessions are more than just information sessions. They combine health behaviour change techniques with the latest evidence based health sciences delivered in an interactive manner by an energetic, passionate speaker.
What you will be doing in a DHC group session:
- Learning cutting edge nutrition and health sciences by a university qualified health practitioner
- Considering your values and how they relate to your reasons for change
- Understanding why your haven’t been able to change a health behaviour
- Learning how we make changes successfully and stick to them
- Leaving with a goal, tasks and a plan for action (if you want to of course!)
To get the most out of each session, aim for 10-15 people per workshop with a maximum of 20 (otherwise it’s hard to give each participant maximum value). The length may be tailored to 30, 45, 60, or 90 minutes. Or a number of sessions can be combined to deliver an action packed half or full day.
A select number of sessions are outlined below and other topics may be created upon request.
- Boosting Brain Function for Executive Performance
- Nutrition for Professionals
- Weight Loss with Work Demands
- Keys to Energy and Feeling Great
- Motivation to Change Behaviours
- The Influence of Thinking on Actions
- Mindless or Mindful Eating? – Decoding techniques for weight loss
- Nutrition for Women Through the Decades
- 5:2 vs Paleolithic vs Raw Foods vs Dukan vs Detox – decoding diets
- Gut Health – Your Body and Your Brain
What will participants be doing in a DHC group session?
- Learning cutting edge nutrition and health sciences by a university qualified health practitioner
- Considering their life values and how they relate to their reasons for change
- Understanding why they haven’t been able to change a health behaviour
- Learning how to make changes successfully and stick to them
- Leaving with a goal, tasks and a plan for action (if they want to of course!)
What are the outcomes for participants?
- Increased awareness of the latest evidence based health information
- Improved understanding of the relevance of health to their own situation
- Heightened confidence in their ability to change current behaviours
- Strengthened motivation to make a change in health behaviours
- Structured plan to start making changes immediately
Individual Health Coaching Programs – 3, 6, 12 months
Health Coaching increases confidence, motivation and ability to successfully change lifestyle behaviours. Participants build their knowledge and power to maintain these positive changes, resulting in ongoing benefits both to themselves and their organisation.
Health Coaching participants have experienced:
- Weight, waist and body fat loss
- Better nutrition and eating habits
- Higher levels of fitness and strength
- Increased energy levels
- Improved quantity and quality of sleep
- Better work life balance
- Reduced stress levels
- Improved blood results, e.g. cholesterol or blood sugars
- Increased confidence in the ability to overcome barriers
- Increased motivation to make long term changes
- Greater knowledge and skills to maintain positive changes
- Improved health and reduction in chronic disease risks
The programs are offered in 3, 6 or 12 month durations to ensure the support is tailored for each individual. All programs include unlimited sessions* delivered either on site face-to-face, via the phone or email. Local supermarket/food court tours may be included upon request.
Individual Health Coaching & Nutrition Consultations
Health coaching or nutrition consultations may be offered on an individual session-by-session basis. Initial consultations are one hour and follow up consultations are between half an hour and an hour depending on needs. Private health rebates may be available to employees.