Healthy Organisations

" Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love."

-The Ottowa Charter (1986)

Organisations that proactively make changes to support and improve the health and well being of its employees may sign up to our list of Healthy Organisations.


Healthier workplaces foster healthier employees which, in turn, help to produce a happier and more productive workforce. Therefore the Cardiff Healthy City programme is strongly committed to supporting organisations to make changes (however small) that improve the health and well being of its employees.


A significant part of the Cardiff Healthy City programme focuses on achieving better outcomes through developing caring and supportive environments, such as healthier schools and workplaces.



What is a Healthy Organisation?

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Who are Healthy Organisations and what are they doing?

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Become a Healthy Organisation

If you have made changes or introduced initiatives that support the health and well being of your employees we would love to hear from you! Simply complete the form and tell us what you have done.


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Tell us how we can help you!

We are looking to develop the content of this page. As someone working in the field of Health and Well Being we would like to know what you would like to see in this section. Please contact Cardiff Healthy City to share your ideas.


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Healthy City Lecture Series

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Healthy City Business Forum

The five year Cardiff Healthy City Programme aims to gain commitment from the wider range of stakeholders to improve the health and well being of the local population, focussing on local needs and priorities.

The experience of other designated European Healthy Cities indicates that whilst they are able to work well with the public and voluntary sectors many have struggled to work in partnership successfully with industry and the private sector. This potentially limits the capacity and long term effectiveness of the initiative. As a result Cardiff is attempting to resolve this by placing greater emphasis on the role of local businesses by developing Cardiff Healthy City Business Forum.

Cardiff Council's Health Improvement Team, has established the forum in conjunction with Admiral, Paramount Interiors, S.A. Brain, DTR Clinic and Y.C. Sports with the purpose of sharing knowledge and good practice relating to health outcomes. The forum has already began to work with public health professionals on a number of initiatives including active participation in the Healthy Options Award, community work, workplace health and sharing good business practice.

All five businesses were established, grown and remain based in Cardiff and as such have a commitment to support the Healthy City Programme in the core themes:

  • Core theme 1: Caring and supportive environments
  • Core theme 2: Healthy living
  • Core theme 3: Healthy urban design

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Professional Conferences and Training

If you work in health and well being you can find out about upcoming conferences, seminars and training days by visiting our professional events page.


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Cardiff Healthy Schools Network

The Cardiff Healthy Schools Network is a programme that works with schools to promote and improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health of pupils, all school staff and the wider community.


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Join us and be a part of a Healthy City!

 

Did you know

  •    You are entitled to review your medications with your local pharmacist free of charge.
  •    A healthy balanced diet, taking more exercise and losing weight if necessary may delay the onset of diabetes.
  •    Young people aged 13-25 years can access free, confidential sexual health advice and condoms from the Cardiff Condom-Card (C-Card) Scheme.
  •    A reduction in dietary salt intake from 9g to 6g could reduce blood pressure.
  •    In England and Wales, alcohol misuse leads to some 33,000 hospital admissions each year for alcohol-related liver disease.
  •    Improving your diet could prevent an estimated third of cancers.
  •    Over 40% of 5 year olds in Cardiff have one or more decayed teeth.
  •    Currently, over half of the population of Cardiff are reported to be overweight or obese.
  •    If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a driver who hasn't been drinking.
  •    A healthy balance diet, physical activity and maintaining a healthy body weight have been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
  •    Obesity is associated with a reduction in life expectancy of approximately 9 years.
  •    Regular exercise can really help if you're feeling depressed, stressed or anxious.
  •    A diet rich in fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of coronary heart disease.
  •    Of the people alive today, 650 million will eventually be killed by tobacco.
  •    An extra portion of fruit and vegetables per day could decrease the risk of coronary heart disease by 4% and stroke by 6%.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are 50% less likely of becoming obese.
  •    Nearly £2000 a year could be saved by quitting smoking 20 cigarettes per day.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are approximately 50% less likely to develop coronary health disease than those who do not exercise.
  •    By taking regular physical activity you are at reduced risk of developing osteoporosis.
  •    Smoking during pregnancy has been identified as a cause of cot death.
  •    In Wales, the total cost of physical inactivity to the health service and the economy as a whole is estimated at around £650 million per year.
  •    6,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in men each year are directly due to alcohol.
  •    Only 26% of adults in Cardiff undertake the recommended 5 x 30 minutes exercise per week.