apply for healthy workplace initiatives program funding: fall 2010
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Apply for Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program Funding
Tips and Hints for Developing a Successful Application
Suzanne Jolly, M. EdHSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)Health, Safety and Environment
Health Promotion
“Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to
improve, their health.”
World Health Organization, 2009
Why do we care about health/wellness at work?
Reduce absenteeism
Increase retention and recruitment
Increase productivity and work satisfaction
Increase communication and teamwork
Develop further safety and security in the workplace
A Guide to Developing an Unsuccessful Health Initiative
Over lunch one day, two employees (who shall remain unnamed…)
They think they’ve come up with a great “social health” idea.
And a way to get funding for what they want!
What’s the Problem?
• They come up with something that they want, then find a way to fund it.
• The best strategies are ones that assess workplace issues, identify a core problem that effects a large number of faculty/staff, explore a variety of ways to address that issue, consult their peers on the pros/cons of each, then develop an application (which can be their “action plan.”)
How to Prepare A Great Healthy Workplace Initiative
• Assess & Plan Usually Completed Prior to ApplicationSubmission
• Implement• Evaluate
Good Prevention Strategies
• Strategies are on-going, not one time “inoculations”
• Develop sustainability into the plan by:– Involving a number of people in the planning
process– Finding a variety of funding sources (individuals,
departments, other organizations, in-kind, etc)
A Successful Route to Developing a Health Initiative
1. Assess: Identify an issue(s) in your workplace (survey or informally talk to your colleagues)
2. Assess: Research the root causes of such issue(s)3. Plan: Research the various ways to intervene (early
intervention, prevention and reactive initiatives)4. Plan: Share the various ideas with colleagues,
assess the pros and cons of each.5. Implement: Work on your application6. Evaluate: Develop a way to evaluate your initiative
Three Major Components of Health/Wellness
Individual
EnvironmentalOrganizational
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Program Objectives– What issue(s) do you want to address? – Be specific (and it should be health-related!).
Why does this matter to your department/unit?
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Rationale– Why will this initiative be the best fit for you to
address this issue? Explain why you have chosen this initiative.
How does this address long-term/chronic health issues?
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Methods and Feasibility– Show how this initiative will be run, and how
realistically it will work– Explain how you plan to implement it
Be detailed. Think about sharing responsibilities. Explain about the logistics. Show us that you have thought deeply about how to implement your plan.
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Budget and Budget Plan– Give estimates for each item, with a grand total.– Outline when/how the funds will be spent.
Show us that you’re using funds wisely, and how other funding/support/resources are being used as well.
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Come up with ways that you will help us get the word out about HWIP– Social Media– Newsletters (electronic or otherwise)– Multimedia (short video clips?)
– Use the resources in your department, make it realistic!
A Closer Look at the Criteria
• Evaluation– How will you know your initiative is successful?– Use tools that are already developed, such as the
Wellness Assessment that is on SunLife’s website (for those employees with benefits)- you can use it as a pre and post survey.
Don’t Waste Your Time
Funds will not be granted:1. To fund operating expenses.2. For activities not designed to benefit staff
and faculty.3. For renewal applications (unless it has been
a year since you were funded).4. To conduct research-oriented activities.5. For building renovations.
Get Your Application On TopEnsure that your application shows that:– It promotes the longevity/health of the UBC workforce.– It focuses on promoting healthy behaviors.– It benefits as many people as possible.– It is seen as having a long-term plan.– It would not be funded by another department/agency.– It uses UBC sites/resources/expertise.– Your initiative will develop collaboration with faculty and
staff and multiple departments/units
Writing Successful Applications
• Clear and concise (bulleted points, tables, not long lengthy paragraphs)
• Be specific.• Research best practices and UBC resources.• Show what is going to be matched/provided/done
without HWIP funding• Show us how your initiative will be a model for
others and what you will give us to help us promote HWIP in the future
Questions to Ask Yourself
• How is this initiative preventing chronic disease or illness?
• Does it merely focus on physical health? Is there a way to expand the program to look at other dimensions?
• How could it be more inclusive of all abilities?• What other partners from UBC (or outside) could you
include in the planning process?• Could this be a collaborative application?
What is A Multidisciplinary Committee?
• A group of like-minded applicants who have been invited to join a committee to collaboratively work towards a shared outcome, with shared funding.
• Applications are determined worthy of multidisciplinary status if they share similar goals/program plans on similar topics.
Submitting Your Application
• Please submit only one application.• We prefer digital format, but you can submit it
via hardcopy if necessary.• Please make sure to have your
department/unit head sign it.– If submitting a collaborative application, please
have the signatures of the various departments/units involved.
Thinking Strategically to Conserve Resources
• Create rituals• Share responsibility• Use existing programs• Develop flexibility• Collaborate with like-minded departments• Start with what is easy• Ask for help and for permission• Use peer to peer influence
Resources from Health Promotion Programs that You Can Tap Into
• Employee Family Assistance Program• Breastfeeding Friendly Spaces• Major Healthy UBC Programs• Lunch Time Healthy UBC Programs• Healthy UBC Network• Office Ergonomics Representative Program• Website
Thank you for helping us to create a Healthy UBC.
Suzanne Jolly, M. EdSuzanne Jolly, M. Ed
HSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)HSE Coordinator (Health Promotion Programs)
Phone: 604-822-8762Phone: 604-822-8762
Email: Email: [email protected]
Website: Website: www.hse.ubc.ca
Twitter: Twitter: www.twitter.com/healthyubc