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The Healthy Librarian : Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace. Michelle Eberle Consumer Health Information Coordinator michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu. Educational Objectives:. Know why workplace wellness matters
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The Healthy Librarian: Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace Michelle Eberle Consumer Health Information Coordinator michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu
Educational Objectives: • Know why workplace wellness matters • Learn the difference between workplace wellness and a health promoting work culture • Gain valuable tools to enhance workplace wellness in the following areas: nutrition, ergonomics, stress management, exercise, and fitness • Leave feeling rejuvenated with creative ideas to make your library a health promoting workplace
Brainstorming Exercise Pair up. With your partner, brainstorm the following: • What can we do on an organizational level to create a health promoting work place? • What can we do on an individual level to create a health promoting work place?
Nashoba Valley Chronicle Friday, June 8, 2007
Question… Why does workplace wellness matter?
Cost of unhealthy workplace • Absenteeism • Accidents • Rising drug costs • Turnover • Reduced job commitment and satisfaction • Higher healthcare and health related costs • Lost productivity
A healthy workplace • Increased productivity • Fewer sick/ personal days • Higher job satisfaction and morale • Better staff retention
Tips for a healthy workplace • Help connect people with what matters most to them • Create a sense of purpose, competition and camaraderie • Make sure your initiatives are highly visible • Remember leaders need to be role models (Harvey 2005)
What makes a health promoting workplace? • Good coworker communication • Work family balance • Job security • Good supervision • Friendly helpful coworkers • Trust (Lowe 2004)
Guiding Principles for Healthy Workplace • Supportive culture and values – trust based! • Leadership • Broad definition of health • Participative team approach • Customized plan • Link to strategic goals • Ongoing support • Evaluation and communication (Lowe 2004)
Nutrition / health check tools Portion Distortion Calculator / NHLBI
Guidelines: Head / neck basics Eye basics Monitor Hand / wrist basics Keyboard / mouse Chair Work surface Leg room / footrest Exercise/ breaks Library Ergonomics http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ergonomics/
UCLA Ergonomics http://ergonomics.ucla.edu/Ex_Office.html Highlights: Neck stretch | Overhead reach | Shoulder pinch | Chair rotation | Back stretch Others: neck rolls, shoulder rolls, wrist circles, front bend Variation on the chair rotation: cross leg for an added stretch
Quick tip • Take a mini-break.. • 20/20/20 rule • Every 20 minutes for 20 seconds look at least 20 feet away. • Give you eyes some much needed rest!
tips… the reference interview
The four step approach • Step one: STOP • Step two: BREATHE • Step three: REFLECT • Step four: CHOOSE Spatz, Michele. Answering Consumer Health Questions. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, Inc. 2008.
Stress in the workplace Dealing with emotional patrons/coworkers… • Present a calm appearance • Speak softly • Speak in a non-provocative manner • Put space between yourself and the other • Show respect • Avoid intense eye contact and authoritarian stance • Facilitate talking • Listen carefully • Avoid early interpretation • Do not make promises you can not keep. Tips from Library Services in Mental Health Settings (Johnson ME 1997)
Relaxation Response • Process: • Two steps: • Repetition of a word, sound, phrase, prayer or muscular activity • Passive disregard of everyday thoughts that inevitably come to mind and the return to your repetition. • For more information: • http://mbmi.org
Resilience • What is it? | How can we cultivate it? • How can it help us in our professional lives? American Psychological Association The road to resilience
Make connections Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems Accept that change is a part of living Move towards your goals Take decisive action Look for opportunities for self discovery Nurture a positive view of yourself Keep things in perspective Maintain a hopeful outlook Take care of yourself Source: APA, The Road to Resilience 10 ways to build resilience
Exercise Quick tip: • Promise yourself at least 15 minutes a day! • That’s the least you can do! * Take mini-breaks/stretch! • Recommended guidelines for exercise = At least 30- 60 minutes a day!
Know your benefits/ rights • Human Resources Benefits • Employee Assistance Programs • American with Disabilities Act • Family Medical Leave Act • US Equal Opportunity Commission
Roles for librarians • Develop a workplace wellness collection for your staff / institution • Offer workplace wellness and health information programs • Set the example for a well workplace with healthy habits, behaviors and communication
At work: Set manageable goals each day. Be efficient with your time at work Ask for flexibility Take five Tune in Communicate effectively Give yourself a break At home: Turn off you PDA Divide and conquer Don’t over commit Get support Take advantage of the EAP Stay active Treat your body right Get help if you need it. Work / Life Balance Source: Mental Health America: Finding Your Balance: At Work and Home
Set a workplace wellness goal I will contribute to making my workplace a health promoting workplace by.. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
Reflection What was the most useful piece of information you learned today? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends.” Thomas Jefferson, from a letter to his daughter
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is to work hard at work worth doing.” • Theodore Roosevelt
“There is no joy in living with out joy in work.” • St Thomas Aquinas
“People rarely succeed unless they are having fun at what they are doing.” • Dale Carnegie
Opportunity ISNOWHERE
Opportunity ISNOWHERE
Thank You!!! Michelle Eberle Consumer Health Information Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region University of Massachusetts Medical School Michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu (508)856-2435 / (800) 338-7657