By Lindsay Smith Rogers, Image: from article, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, June 23, 2023
Workplace wellness goes beyond health insurance coverage, a fitness room, and a safe working environment. It’s an overarching workplace culture that sees each employee as a whole person.
“Many employers don't realize that their actions, their policies, their statements, how they work, actually influence the mental health and well-being of their workers,” saysRon Goetzel, PhD, MA, director of the School’sInstitute for Health and Productivity Studies, which focuses its work on the relationship between employee health and well-being, health care use and costs, and productivity.
In advance of the School’s June 27 National Summit on Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Focus on the Graduate Academic Environment, which will convene leaders in workplace mental health, Goetzel explains the point at which business and public health intersect, what goes into creating a workplace that prioritizes mental health and well-being, and why it’s important for institutions and employers to pay attention.
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