The City of Rimouski announces that it recently obtained Healthy Enterprise certification, a pioneering health standard issued by the Bureau de normalization du Québec (BNQ).
The municipal administration thus stands out as a work environment integrating the best practices in terms of prevention, promotion and organizational practices favorable to the overall health of its work teams.
“We have worked extremely hard over the past two years to bring together all the winning conditions for obtaining this certification. Beyond the certificate, the Healthy Enterprise standard is a strong commitment on the part of the City of Rimouski to promote the physical and mental health, well-being and fulfillment of its teams. Our action plan places the human beings who are part of our large municipal team at the heart of our priorities to offer them a positive and mobilizing work environment,” comments Annie Beaupré, Director of the Human Resources Department.
Fulfillment
“To achieve this achievement, an internal committee, made up of representatives of the ten municipal services of the City of Rimouski, worked together to meet the requirements of the Healthy Enterprise standard while helping to improve everyone’s workplace. Among the most important steps, an extensive data collection was carried out via a staff survey, followed by an in-depth data analysis to better understand their health and wellness needs, then a three-way action plan. years has been developed by putting forward structuring projects for a healthy work environment, “says a press release from the City.
Four spheres of intervention
More specifically, the Healthy Enterprise standard revolves around four areas of intervention:
- Work-life balance;
- management practices;
- The work environment;
- Habits of life.
“Together, these four spheres are known to positively influence the health and well-being of people in the workplace. While the population is slowly recovering from a global pandemic, the City of Rimouski is all the more proud to announce this certification, a great accomplishment that will certainly have repercussions on the good physical and mental health of its teams,” added -your.
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