{"id":4611,"date":"2023-02-20T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firmafitness.ee\/how-to-organize-a-successful-wellness-week\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T12:30:40","slug":"how-to-organize-a-successful-wellness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firmafitness.ee\/en\/how-to-organize-a-successful-wellness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"How to organize a successful wellness week"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, organizing a health week in companies has gained popularity, and for good reason. Mental health issues cause more and more absences from work, and “recovery” takes more time than recovering from a common cold. This, in turn, causes a higher cost to the employer and also a headache in terms of work not being done. <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. According to a study conducted in America in 2011, mental illnesses such as depression can cost an employer up to 51 billion dollars a year. Meanwhile, employers who invest in mental health receive $4 in return for every dollar they invest in employee health. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    \n<\/span>Contributing to mental and physical health in the workplace has become so important that a World Health Organization initiative has made mental health a global focus. <\/span>
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    \n<\/span>We asked the Estonian Environment Agency and PawaPay whether and how they have organized a health week in their company and what are the best practices for this.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>What is a wellness week?<\/b><\/p>\n

    Wellness week is a corporate health program that provides an opportunity to focus on different topics related to health and general well-being during a specified period of time. This, in turn, provides a good opportunity to establish direct contact with employees, to understand what their real challenges are in the workplace, and through this to find effective solutions to these challenges. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Wellness week strengthens team spirit, increases employee motivation and creates good conditions for employees to be more satisfied and more efficient in their work.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Of course, a health week alone is not enough to keep employees well, but it is a good launching pad. In addition to the health week, the Environment Agency also offers its employees a free work psychologist service, massage and various opportunities to participate in joint sports events. PawaPay encourages its employees to be physically active with a walking competition and keeps the spirit alive with a book club. By the way, book club takes places during working hours.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>The best time to organize a health week?<\/b>
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    \n<\/b>Any time is good to start, but according to the experience of Firmafitness, the best time is autumn and spring. <\/span>In the spring, nature start blooming, and the desire to take care of oneself too, and in the fall, we are bursting with the energy we gathered in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n


    \n<\/span>The Environment Agency is inspired by the recommendations of the World Health Organization and conducts a health week once a year in October, when mental health is in focus around the world.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>PawaPay has conducted the health week with Firmafitness once a year, but plans to continue with the pace of twice a year to offer its employees as much added value as possible.<\/span>
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    \n<\/span>Mandatory elements of health week<\/b><\/p>\n

    The health week can last from a few days to even a month, and there are no fixed rules regarding the topics. Before planning activities, you should consider:<\/span><\/p>\n