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  • Q&A: Diversity In The Workplace

    WORK LIFE

    A diverse group of co-workers sitting around at the office.

    Every workplace is part of a broader community of people. As such, it should reflect the diversity around it. A more diverse workplace benefits both the company and its employees.

    What is diversity?

    The practice of involving people from a variety of backgrounds, including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and disability.

    Why does it matter?

    To be effective, a workplace should reflect the diversity of its clients, local community, and broader society. When people from different backgrounds work together, they are ideally placed to provide efficient and equitable service.

    How does it benefit a company?

    Establishing policies that value diversity creates a corporate environment that promotes collaboration, innovation, and new perspectives.

    How does it help employees?

    Working in a diverse, inclusive environment allows each employee to rise to their full potential and maximize their skills. Diverse companies build on the unique strengths of each individual.

    © American Institute for Preventive Medicine

  • Build Support At Work

    Healthylife® Weigh

    Part 4

    Employees talking over a coffee break.

    *  Find out about your company’s wellness program.

    – Participate in challenges, such as a step contest, offered through your wellness program. There may be rewards for participation or winning the challenge.

    – Join the wellness committee and participate in surveys that give you a chance to share your opinion. Let your company know what policies will help you be healthy. Your employer wants you to be healthy, as this helps their health care costs and helps you be productive at work.

    – Volunteer to be a wellness champion. Sharing your journey with others may help give your goals a bigger purpose.

    *  Organize walk times with coworkers at work. If you can, spend part of your lunch break going for a walk around the building or outside.

    *  If you are going out to eat with coworkers, suggest you go somewhere that offers healthy options.

    *  Celebrations at work should include healthy options and limit unhealthy options. Encourage the person who organizes these events to make healthier options available.

    *  Split meal prep with a coworker. Bring a healthy lunch or snack to share for the first half of the week. For the second half of the week, your coworker brings a healthy lunch or snack to share.

    © American Institute for Preventive Medicine