Our Team

Who are we?

Healthy Workplace involves faculty and staff members from across Carleton, working together to promote positive health and well-being for all employees. 16 members from across the university serve on the Healthy Workplace Committee, including the two co-chairs, and over 90 individuals volunteer as Healthy Workplace Champions.

The Healthy Workplace Committee

The Healthy Workplace Committee is composed of a diverse cross-section of staff and faculty and is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Workplace Strategic Plan. This includes overseeing Healthy Workplace activities and programs that encourage faculty and staff to champion positive physical and mental health, build meaningful social connections, foster personal and collective resilience, explore opportunities for personal growth, and enjoy work-life balance. The Committee also supports Carleton’s journey to excellence through the adoption and implementation of Excellence Canada’s Healthy Workplace and Mental Health at Work frameworks.

Healthy Workplace Champions

Healthy Workplace Champions are faculty and staff volunteers who play an important role in improving the health and well-being of the university’s employees. The Champions are enthusiastic ambassadors of the Healthy Workplace initiative who inform their colleagues about Carleton’s wellness programs and resources, encourage co-workers to take advantage of these services, and champion the creation of a healthy workplace culture in their unit. They are fully supported by the Healthy Workplace Committee in all of their endeavours.

Become a Healthy Workplace Champion

Are you enthusiastic about improving your health and well-being and encouraging people around you to do the same? Volunteer to be a Healthy Workplace Champion and help Carleton become the healthiest university and workplace in the country! Meet like-minded individuals, be the first to know about healthy workplace opportunities, share your passion for healthy living, and make a difference in the Carleton community. The anticipated time commitment is one to two hours per month for at least a one-year period.

Champions:

• Receive regular communications from the Healthy Workplace Committee and the Healthy Workplace and Communications Coordinator
• Distribute flyers, posters, brochures and announcements on wellness programs to co-workers in their department
• Reserve a “healthy minute” in their regular staff meetings to pass along information about upcoming wellness events and programs
• Encourage members of their department to participate in wellness programs
• Create a healthy workplace space or bulletin board in their work area with wellness information that is distributed
• Bring feedback and requests from co-workers to the Healthy Workplace Committee
• Are an enthusiastic liaison to the Healthy Workplace Committee

Let us know you’re interested by completing the form below.