will receive full reimbursement for the cost of the WorkHealth checks, meaning they are free.
Kyabram & District Health Services are not completing WorkHealth checks for these organisations at this time.
WorkHealth checks provide Victorian workers with the opportunity to receive a free convenient and confidential health check in the workplace.
By participating in these checks, workers will learn more about their risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The checks look at factors that impact personal health such as diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption.
Each check takes about 15 – 20 minutes, with feedback and advice provided immediately based on results.
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What happens during WorkHealth checks?
A trained health professional will visit the workplace to conduct the checks.
Participating workers will:
Workers at high risk of type 2 diabetes may be eligible to take part in free programs to help reduce their risk.
Participation is voluntary and each worker’s results will always remain strictly confidential.
What employers will learn
If over 50 workers have a WorkHealth check, employers will receive a summary report. The report will not identify anyone, instead present results such as '30% of your workforce are smokers'.
This information can then be used by the employer as a guide to implement healthy workplace practices and policies.
Organisations with less than 50 workers are eligible to participate in WorkHealth checks, but they will not receive a summary report.
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If you have already offered health checks to the majority of workers in your workplace, you may like to consider a workplace program or workplace health promotion grant.
Your organisation will be reimbursed
Employers will need to pay the endorsed service provider for each WorkHealth check delivered, and will subsequently receive reimbursement from WorkSafe Victoria.
Organisations with an annual remuneration of less than $10m will receive full reimbursement for the cost of the checks, meaning they are free.
Organisations with an annual remuneration of over $10m will be reimbursed $30 towards the cost of each health check.
No gaps providers (those that only charge $30 per WorkHealth check) are available, meaning that your organisation needn't be out of pocket. If you would like to select a no gaps provider, you can do so by searching through our list of Endorsed Service Providers.
Further information on reimbursement can be found in Frequently Asked Questions.
Public health checks are also an option
Organisations with only a few employees may find it convenient to participate in a public WorkHealth check, rather than have an endorsed service provider visit their workplace.
WorkHealth holds a number of public health checks every month. These checks provide workers with the same level of privacy and information as the WorkHealth checks conducted in the workplace.
Further information can be found in Public WorkHealth Checks.
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The benefits
WorkHealth checks provide workers with the opportunity to have quick, convenient and confidential health check at their workplace.
The benefits for workers include:
- A chance to learn more about your health
- An increased awareness of your risk of preventable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
- Encouraging, positive ways to reduce risk factors and maintain good health
- An opportunity to implement healthy eating and exercise programs at work
The benefits for employers include:
- Improved productivity
- Improved staff morale
- Reduced absenteeism
- Reduced presenteeism (remaining at work when unwell)
- Reduced staff turnover
- Reduced workplace injuries, and
- Improved corporate image
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How to apply
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Applying for WorkHealth checks is simple
If you’re not sure whether WorkHealth checks are right for your Victorian business, our step by step guide will help you decide.
To apply you will need to provide the following information:
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Does your organisation have more than one location?
If you are applying via the paper application form and would like to nominate multiple Victorian locations, please use the Project Location Template.
Your organisation will be reimbursed
Employers will need to pay the endorsed service provider for each WorkHealth check delivered, and will subsequently receive reimbursement from WorkSafe Victoria.
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After your WorkHealth check
At the conclusion of your WorkHealth check, you will receive a summary of your results in a booklet that you can take with you. You may have been told that you have one or more health risk factors that need to be addressed.
The information contained in these pages will help you understand what to do next to minimise your risk and alleviate any concerns that you may have. You may want to know more information about:
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