enhancing your corporate wellness offerings

1/3 of the population is suggested to work in industries that do shift work.  33% of working adults experience challenges that the 9-5 population does not. 

The health strategies they receive need to go far beyond Canada's Food Guide or generic statements such as 'eat healthy', 'stay hydrated',  'get good sleep', and 'exercise'. 

They need the specifics of how to implement healthy changes that can realistically fit into their rotating shift schedule.  

Getting advice from health care professionals that have never experienced a night shift in their life doesn't always land well.   

We get it. Our dietitians are intimately familiar with the world of shift work and provide culturally competent services.  We're always willing to do a ride-along to feel what those on night shift feel. 

Reading from a slide of text-packed science is not how we operate.  

Our presentations provide engaging content and visuals, with real life food examples, packed lunches, and we're always sampling - from supplements to snacks to energy drinks. 

We'll come to your site kitchens or your board room.

We've worked with hundreds of shift workers (and lived with them), and this is what we've heard: days off are one of the most valuable commodities they have. 

It's their time to recover from night shifts and catch up with their families, friends, and loved ones.  

While sometimes it's unavoidable, health training offered on days off will result in low attendance and poor engagement.  

Mandatory attendance  on days off (without compensation - time or money) produces disgruntled and apathetic employees, which can negatively impact the review of your wellness initiatives. 

Prioritizing nutrition education as part of onboarding or annual training will improve retention through a program.  Offer time off as a incentive for participation, and your engagement rates may soar!

In many families, the spouse at home carries the load of grocery shopping, meal planning,  meal prep, and packing lunches.   

Our dietitians are the family members of shift workers too, and we are passionate about supporting spouses, kids, and other family who live with a shift worker. 

Engaging with the family and addressing the sources of stress that can arise from the dinner table provides lasting change for the employee at work, because they are supported on both fronts.