Occupational health
Health promotion
Healthy staff are productive staff
Black & Banton’s health promotion programmes aim to improve the health of workers by increasing their knowledge and understanding of health issues such as diet, exercise and other lifestyle activities. We help companies to create policies and strategies to promote health within the workplace, relating to a specific issue, or with a particular population. We help workers to improve and increase control over their health.
We offer health promotion days as a great way to help participants focus on a health or lifestyle activity.
On-site health promotion days or half days
We use a number of methods to communicate to companies, including workshops and one-to-one talks. Health promotion can include topics about keeping:
- Physically Healthy; prescribed exercise, obesity, cancer prevention (well man and well women clinics)
- Mentally Healthy; stress prevention, better sleep
- Nutritionally Healthy; obesity, smoking and alcohol
On-site enhanced health screen
This is a very popular option for many companies as it provides an opportunity for employees on an individual basis to meet confidentially with a health specialist for approximately one and a half hours. During the session an employee will undertake the following:
- Complete a confidential health and lifestyle questionnaire.
- Height and weight ratios (BMI) and fat percentages
- Blood pressure, urinalysis, cholesterol and PSA bloods (males over 50 years old)
- A 15-minute Chester step test (testing for aerobic fitness).
- Vision screen
- Lung function assessment
A qualified and experienced team performs the screening, and a personalised report is given to each employee about each of the test results.
Smoking cessation
Smoking is known to be the principal avoidable cause of premature deaths in the UK. Through anti-smoking legislation, virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England are now smokefree (since July 2007)
Black & Banton provide on-site presentations and additional support to groups of individuals who are aiming to stop smoking. Sessions are usually arranged at a time that will least disrupt production activity in the business and are typically 1 hour in duration
Physical health promotion
Black & Banton provide on-site talks and demonstrations on physical health promotion in the workplace. Sessions are typically 1 - 3 hours in duration. We talk to groups of workers about optimum physical health and well-being. We demonstrate to staff the importance of work-station posture for VDU operators and correct manual handling for manual workers.
We have a highly skilled team of physical health specialists who demonstrate preventative exercises and relaxation techniques.
Taster sessions on Pilates, yoga and prescribed exercise are also provided. Sessions are fun and interactive but also highly educational and practical.
