Everybody Active - Fit to Work Breakfast Briefing
An active, healthy, happy workforce is a productive workforce and Everybody Active would like to encourage local businesses’ in the Kirklees area to attend their first “Fit to work” event to find out what other companies have done to make their own workforce more active and healthier and discover what you can do and the benefits you’re likely to receive. There is no charge to attend the event, but we would like to continue to keep in touch with you to evaluate the progress you make following the event towards encouraging your workforce to be “Fit to work”.
- Location
- The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH
- Contact
- Simon Pugh / simon.pugh@yorkshiresport.org / 0330 20 20 280
- When
- Tue, 11th Sep 2018 (07:45 - 10:00)
- Organised By
- Everybody Active - Kirklees
- Tags
- Active, Employee, Employers, Everybody Active, Health, Huddersfield, Kirklees, Physical Activity, Work, Workplace
Everybody Active - Fit to Work Breakfast Briefing
What will you get from the breakfast briefing
- A clear understanding of why an active, healthier workforce is a more productive one
- Learn from good practice initiatives through employers who are already receiving the benefits of a more active, healthier workforce
- Find out how your company can also become more active and healthy
Who should attend "Fit to work"?
- Local businesses in the Kirklees area, whether SME's or large employers
- Business owners, Chief Execs, MD's, HR / Workforce Development leads
When: Tuesday 11 September 2018; 7:45am-10.00am
Where: Room OA5.5/01 at the Oastler Building
The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Parking information: www.hud.ac.uk/about/maps/carparking/
Programme Outline:
- 7:30am: Doors Open
- 7.45am: Arrival (Tea and Coffee, light breakfast)
- 8.00am: Welcome
The Business case for having a healthy workforce:
- Mike Farrar - The rationale for a healthy workplace
- Public Health England - The evidence and the bigger picture
Break/Networking
Implementing and engaging a healthy workplace:
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Local examples
- The role of technology
- Q&A
9.50am: Closing remarks and next steps
What is Everybody Active?
Everybody Active is a partnership consisting of organisations which have committed to making Kirklees a more active, healthier, place to live and work.
The aspirations of the Everybody Active strategy are high; believing everyone within Kirklees should be able to access and enjoy the benefits of being physically active and for it to become a habit for life for everyone.
Each partner organisation shares the vision
"By 2020 everyone in Kirklees will be physically active through work, play, sport, travel or leisure".
The Everybody Active Board consists of senior strategic leaders from a variety of organisations, determined to play a key role in:
- Connecting;
- Challenging;
- Making things happen; and
- Promoting the benefits of being active by influencing key decision makers on the positive role that physical activity can play in making Kirklees healthier and happier.
What we do:
- Raise awareness about the benefits of being active
- Making sure Kirklees benefits from any emerging opportunities
- Monitor the impact being made towards making Kirklees more active
Want to know more?
Please contact:
Simon Pugh: simon.pugh@yorkshiresport.org / 07795 305792
Ian Brierley: Ian.Brierley@johnlbrierley.com – Chair of Everybody Active