Policy Development

Policy development is a key component of a comprehensive health promotion program as it aims to either make healthy choices easier for employees or to make unhealthy choices more difficult.

Alcohol and Substance Misuse (Alcohol Policy Network - Workplace Policy Collection)

Alcohol and Substance Misuse (US Dept of Health and Human Services - Developing an Effective Drug-free Workplace Policy

Alcohol and Substance Misuse (AADAC, USA- Alcohol/Drug Policy Development and Employee Testing)

Alcohol and Substance Misuse (Peel Health Unit - Sample Policies and Procedures)

Breastfeeding (Region of Waterloo Public Health - Creating a Mother-Friendly Workplace Strategy)

General (British Heart Association, UK - Health At Work)

General (NSW Department of Commerce, Australia) - Workplace Policies and Procedures)

General (The Health Communications Unit - The 8 Steps to Developing a Health Promotion Policy)

General - Policy (Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - The Key to a Healthy Workplace - A Guide to Making Your Organziation Healthier)

Healthy Eating - Guide to Promoting Nutrition in the Workplace (Ontario Nutrition Resource Centre)

Healthy Eating - Guidelines for Workplace (Region of Waterloo Public Health)

Healthy Pregnancy (L.A. Best Babies Network, USA - Healthy Pregnancy and Family Friendly Workplace Policies)

Healthy Pregnancy - How To Be A Family Friendly Workplace: Polices and Procedures to Help Families (Best Start)

Physical Activity (Canadian Fitness and LIfestyle Resource Institute - Policies to encoursge physical activity at work - 2008)

Physical Activity - Sample Policy (Health at Work - British Heart Foundation)

Physical Activity - Workplace Framework (Alberta Centre for Active Living)

Physical Activity - Workplace Policies and Guidelines that Support Physical Activity (Department of Health, Victoria, Australia)

Physical Activity Policy Level: How Company Policies Can Help Everyone Become Active (Alberta Centre for Active Living)

Physical Activity – A Guide to Writing & Implementing a Physical Activity Policy in the Workplace (Department of Health, Victoria Australia)

Sun Protection (Alberta Cancer Foundation - Sun Safety Policy Guide for Outdoor Workers)