The workplace is an important part of many Western Australians' lives. On average, employees spend about a third of their waking hours at work. During the past 50 years the nature of work and the work/leisure balance have changed. Today’s working environment is contributing to inactive lifestyles, stress and alarmingly high rates of preventable disease.

Online Employee Health and Wellbeing Survey

The resource kit for physical activity and health in the workplace highlights the need for workplace health and wellbeing programs to be based on the needs of their staff.

The Healthy Active Workplaces initiative

The Department of Sport and Recreation's partner in this program is the Premier's Physical Activity Taskforce, which has commenced the Healthy Active Workplaces initiative.

Useful links

Why invest in workplace health and physical activity?

Investing in workplace health and physical activity programs is part of the solution. Research and practice shows these programs will positively impact on employees and organisations. Implementing a comprehensive workplace health and physical activity program can mean happier, healthier and more productive employees.

Getting started

If your ready to start designing your workplace health and well-being program now, then visit the Workplace Tool Kit to get started!

Seminars and workshops

Workplace resource kit

Workplace tips

Join the network of healthy active workplaces

Network group

Sign up for the Healthy Active Workplaces electronic newsletter

Service providers

Service provider registry