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Hieda day seminar – Health promotion
- Date: April 27, 2023
- Time: 10:30 – 15:30
- Cost: Hieda Full Member – £145, Non-member – £290
- Audience: Healthcare professionals, medical providers and those with a responsibility for promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Platform: Zoom (online)
Course outline
The aim of this course is to identify and discuss areas where health promotion can be taught and supported in the educational setting or workplace.
A variety of topics will be discussed such as healthy eating and body checks. We will explore the resources available and decide how this education can be disseminated in your workplace.
Training topics will include
- Why promote health and wellbeing in the workplace
- What topics should we promote?
- Tools of the trade: resources
- Creating a healthier workforce: how to implement
- Sleep promotion
- Nutrition
- Sexual health update
- Mental health hygiene
Learning outcomes
- The learner will understand the benefits of promoting health and wellbeing and be able to explain why this is a positive step
- To be knowledgeable about a wide range of topics that could support an employee’s health
- To have a wide range of resources available to them
- To create a health promotion plan for their workplace
Dan Richardson, MSc, SENr
Dan Richardson is a performance and health nutrition expert, supporting schools and student athletes to develop and grow. He currently works with over 25 schools within the UK, supporting both health and sports nutrition programmes. Previously, he has worked as a nutritionist with professional teams such as Manchester City FC and Sale Sharks. He is also the nutrition columnist at The Hockey Paper providing nutrition advice to readers. His approach to nutrition is simple food-first and focuses on utilizing the latest nutrition research.
Dr Alex Maxwell
Dr Alex Maxwell is a GP, School doctor, Sports doctor and Lifestyle Medic. He is the School doctor for Harrow School and Whitgift School and finds immense satisfaction in the varied challenges in these roles. His particular interests are sleep, nutrition, physical activity, mental wellbeing and the psychology of health behaviour change.
His aim as a school doctor is to provide the framework for the child to leave school with the tools to manage their mental and physical health for the rest of their lives.
Paula Talman, Outreach Director, ShawMind
Paula is the Outreach Director at ShawMind a charity on a mission to improve mental health awareness. They are committed to educating individuals and organisations so they understand mental health & emotional wellbeing, and how to manage them effectively to lead successful, fulfilled lives’.
Paula created a mental fitness, school resource which supported over 500,000 children during the pandemic. Paula is a registered nurse in both adult and paediatric nursing. She has a MSc in Nursing Science and over 25 years of experience in family centred health care. A leader in the provision of children’s mental health and wellbeing education, former school inspector, safeguarding consultant, mental health first aid instructor and mindfulness teacher. 2 x innovation award winner and a Forbes featured Great British Entrepreneur 2021.
Paula has a wealth of experience in child development and mental health within both the hospital and educational setting. Paula’s passion is to support children with their mental, emotional, physical and social development as they journey through life. Paula’s mission is to protect and improve the mental fitness and wellbeing of over 25 million children by 2025.
Paula is also a former Director of Compliance, Health and Welfare within the education sector, and has a wealth of experience in child development and mental health in both the hospital and educational settings. Paula has a MSc in Nursing Science and had completed a research study on attitudes towards adolescence with mental health issues. Paula’s passion lies in supporting children with their mental, physical and social development as they journey through life, helping them live life well.