Generating Wellness at Work: Developing and Implementing an Evaluation for a Workplace Social Health Intervention

The rising incidence of social isolation and mental health challenges in modern society calls for a focused investigation into interventions that can promote social health and wellbeing. Given the amount of time individuals spend at work, this is a particularly relevant context. This project aims to develop an evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-dimensional workplace intervention delivered by a non-profit organization (The GenWell Project) to their business partner (Telus Health).The intervention consist of three primary components: (1) a seminar aimed at educating employees on the importance of social connections for health; (2) a Digital Social Health Toolkit
that provides activities and suggestions for employee engagement; and (3) a program that facilitates routine one-to-one social connections between employees. To evaluate this program we will: (a) conduct a scoping review of existing literature related to each component of the GenWell intervention; (b) perform another scoping review to identify methods for evaluating workplace interventions, including an inventory of measure; (c) collaborate with GenWell Project and Telus Health to design a three-time point pre-post survey; (d) implement the evaluation as designed; (4) analyze the collected survey data; and (e) report the findings, specifically the
impact of the GenWell intervention, to relevant stakeholders. Benefits

Faculty Supervisor:

Kiffer Card

Student:

Partner:

The GenWell Project

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

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