The WorkWell Team invites you to our free online webinar ‘Supporting and Promoting Immunisation in the Workplace’.

 

The webinar will run live on Tuesday 8 April from 9:30am – 10:30am via MS Teams.

 

Immunisation is an important tool available, providing individual and community protection from vaccine preventable diseases. Workplaces are in a unique position to support and encourage eligible employees and their tamariki to be vaccinated. By doing so, they are contributing to a caring and supportive culture, with the likely benefits of immunisation including improved staff health (and their whānau), and a decreased risk of severe illness.

 

This webinar will be facilitated by the National Public Health Service (NPHS) and will include presentations from keynote speakers from the NPHS and Waiariki Whanau Mentoring.

 

What is included in the webinar?

• Medical Officer of Health Dr Phil Shoemack, from the National Public Health Service (Te Manawa Taki), will discuss why we have immunisations and what they do.
• Registered nurse and vaccinator Sam Hennessy from Waiariki Whānau Mentoring will discuss barriers whānau face to getting their tamariki vaccinated and relate this to the workplace. Sam will also fact check some commonly asked questions.
• The WorkWell team will present new immunisation and infection control resources available on the WorkWell website. These include actions workplaces can implement to support and promote childhood and hapū māmā immunisations in the workplace.

 

This webinar is intended for business owners, managers, wellbeing leads, health and safety representatives and staff members with a passion for health and wellbeing in the workplace.