UHI Useful Links
British Heart Foundation “Think Fit”
The Think Fit Programme led by the British Heart Foundation demonstrates how making effective changes around the workplace, increasing breaks, more physical activity and analysing dietary characteristics can make lasting improvements to people’s health and performance. Their website includes many useful ideas for employers
Business in The Community
Business in the Community – Business Action on Health campaign.
Centre of Workplace Health
The Centre for Workplace Health works with organisations to design, deliver and evaluate healthy workplace activities and policies to promote employee health and wellbeing.
City and Guilds
The RIPH [] Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement can be used as a stepping stone for achieving the City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate for Health Trainers.
Health Work Wellbeing
Dame Carol Black’s review Working for a Healthier Tomorrow and PwC’s business case supporting health Building the Case for Wellness.
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) – Work-related stress
The Health and Safety Executive have put together materials, good practice, and advise to help employers and employees how to successfullly address stress at work.
Healthy Living Alliance
The Healthy Living Alliance (HLA) is the only national organisation focusing specifically on healthy living in its broadest sense and on measures to prevent ill-health. Launched in 2005, the HLA now represents a wide range of healthy living initiatives throughout England.
NHS Health Trainers initiative
Download the
Department of Health - Health trainer handbook
Transport for London (TfL) - Enterprise
TfL will help small and medium sized businesses in London set up a 'workplace travel plan' - a business management tool that will save organisations and employees time and money. There are also TfL grants available for larger employers to provide bike racks and showers in the workplace.
Walking the way to health-National Step-O-Meter Programme (NSP), supported by Natural England and the NHS
Over 6,500 health care professionals have been trained in the NSP including GPs, practice nurses, dieticians, health visitors and pharmacists.