Mental Health: Health and Wellness Strategies
Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
1 hour
Audience
Employees
Managers
Supervisors
This course has been archived as of March 28, 2022. Alternate resources and tools can be found by visiting the Mental Health Learning Series page.
Part of the government's strategy to improve mental health and wellness in the workplace is to empower employees to strengthen their own mental fitness. This online self-paced course focuses on the steps that employees can take to build a strong resilience to stress in the workplace. Participants will learn that by using the power of the body's response to stress and practising specific lifestyle habits, they can elevate their health and performance towards effectively managing their levels of stress.
Topics include:
- recognizing the signs, symptoms and sources of stress
- describing the impact that stress has on health and performance
- defining mental fitness and specific ways to improve and maintain it
- elevating health and performance through lifestyle habits that promote mental well-being
Legacy course code: Z042
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