For dedicated library workers committed to empowering their communities with valuable health information, prioritizing personal well-being is essential. Recognizing the interconnectedness between individual and community well-being underscores the importance of fostering a healthy workplace environment.
Join us for a comprehensive 2-week, 4-CE class designed to explore strategies for enhancing well-being and cultivating healthy work environments. If you hold a supervisory role, your involvement is particularly crucial in ensuring the holistic health of your staff, encompassing both physical and emotional aspects.
Throughout the first week, participants will delve into the evidence supporting the significance of a healthy workplace, benefiting not only individual staff members but also the library and the wider community. Discussions will focus on distinguishing between effective and ineffective practices in creating a healthy work environment.
In the second week, attendees will gain practical insights into individual adjustments to promote workplace health and well-being. Additionally, we will explore initiatives at the team and organizational levels aimed at fostering the wellness of all library staff, thereby cultivating a positive and supportive work atmosphere.
- Examine the advantages of fostering a healthy workplace.
- Investigate the characteristics of a healthy work environment.
- Recognize actionable steps for enhancing personal health and well-being at work.
- Identify strategies for implementing organizational changes to promote overall health and wellness within your library.
- Enhance proficiency in utilizing evaluation tools for assessing news articles and online content about health and wellness.
- Elevate awareness of the resources available through MedlinePlus and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, particularly concerning health and wellness in the workplace.
This class meets the NLM national initiative of environmental determinants of health by addressing aspects of the work environment by providing health information resources available through MedlinePlus and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and increasing health information access.