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RIPH Health Champions a Healthy Workforce
Written by Chris Shephard - Business Parks Coordinator
, Friday, 19 September 2008
In conjunction with the government’s proposal to encourage employers to promote good health among employees, and as a counter to the new year's 'obesity epidemic' headlines, The Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH – http://www.riph.org.uk ) is offering accredited training for workplace 'health champions' through a new ‘Health Signposting’ qualification.
Employers can invest in training a front-line member of staff to provide a health promotion role within the workplace, assisting employees in making healthier lifestyle choices and offering advice and support to colleagues. With the government investing £372 million over the next three years to tackle obesity, and offering individuals and companies cash and voucher incentives to undertake healthier initiatives, a company can train a health champion to support its staff in losing weight, keeping the weight off, eating more healthily or to be more physically active.
RIPH recommends that employee engagement and ownership of such programmes would be further strengthened by the appointment of health champions within the workforce. Professor Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Society of Health comments: “Health and well-being is a full time job. As an estimated 60% of our waking hours are spent in the workplace, it’s here we need health champions to promote healthy lifestyles, and work with employers to demolish the barriers to health and to build a healthy workforce from within.”
The ‘Health Signposting’ training course consists of ten guided learning hours and is suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors. The QCA accredited exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and costs £11 per person.The qualification is available through RIPH’s training centres.
Anyone interested in offering this qualification to their staff should contact Nicki Alvey or Tony Varey at the Royal Institute of Public Health or visit www.riph.org.uk/healthinformation
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Notes to editors
• The Royal Institute of Public Health was founded in 1856. Based in London, it is a leading independent body with an international reputation dedicated to the promotion, practice and protection of the highest standards of public health.
• It offers a wide range of public health related qualifications delivered through an extensive network of training centres nationwide.
• The Royal Institute enjoys the patronage of Her Majesty The Queen, an honour that has been conferred by the Sovereign continuously since 1897. The Royal Institute is a Registered Charity.
• The RIPH and RSH are merging in Autumn 2008.
• The Understanding Health Improvement training course consists of 10 guided learning hours and is suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors. The QCA accredited exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and costs £11 per person.
• More information can be found www.riph.org.uk/healthinformation/
Contact details
For further information please contact:
Nicki Alvey or Tony Varey
Royal Institute of Public Health
Tel: 020 7580 2731
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.riph.org.uk
Employers can invest in training a front-line member of staff to provide a health promotion role within the workplace, assisting employees in making healthier lifestyle choices and offering advice and support to colleagues. With the government investing £372 million over the next three years to tackle obesity, and offering individuals and companies cash and voucher incentives to undertake healthier initiatives, a company can train a health champion to support its staff in losing weight, keeping the weight off, eating more healthily or to be more physically active.
RIPH recommends that employee engagement and ownership of such programmes would be further strengthened by the appointment of health champions within the workforce. Professor Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Society of Health comments: “Health and well-being is a full time job. As an estimated 60% of our waking hours are spent in the workplace, it’s here we need health champions to promote healthy lifestyles, and work with employers to demolish the barriers to health and to build a healthy workforce from within.”
The ‘Health Signposting’ training course consists of ten guided learning hours and is suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors. The QCA accredited exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and costs £11 per person.The qualification is available through RIPH’s training centres.
Anyone interested in offering this qualification to their staff should contact Nicki Alvey or Tony Varey at the Royal Institute of Public Health or visit www.riph.org.uk/healthinformation
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Notes to editors
• The Royal Institute of Public Health was founded in 1856. Based in London, it is a leading independent body with an international reputation dedicated to the promotion, practice and protection of the highest standards of public health.
• It offers a wide range of public health related qualifications delivered through an extensive network of training centres nationwide.
• The Royal Institute enjoys the patronage of Her Majesty The Queen, an honour that has been conferred by the Sovereign continuously since 1897. The Royal Institute is a Registered Charity.
• The RIPH and RSH are merging in Autumn 2008.
• The Understanding Health Improvement training course consists of 10 guided learning hours and is suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors. The QCA accredited exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and costs £11 per person.
• More information can be found www.riph.org.uk/healthinformation/
Contact details
For further information please contact:
Nicki Alvey or Tony Varey
Royal Institute of Public Health
Tel: 020 7580 2731
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.riph.org.uk
