Health and wellbeing strategic plan
Health and Wellbeing Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025
We have developed a new action plan that outlines our commitment, vision and initiatives to safeguard and promote your health and wellbeing. This plan ensures Monash University will continue to be at the global forefront of workplace health and wellbeing through the COVID-19 recovery and beyond.
Health and wellbeing pillars
The following six fundamental pillars have been created to promote and sustain health and wellbeing at Monash*.

Mind
At its core, good mental wellbeing is a healthy way of thinking, feeling and creating meaningful relationships. As a result of the pandemic, never before has there been a time to protect and sustain mental health in our community and workplaces.

Body
Exercise is a critical component of good health and wellbeing. Even small amounts of regular exercise can improve our mood, concentration and self-esteem. We are committed to providing all staff with opportunities to be active.

Work
We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff, and this is underpinned by progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of staff. Strong sets of workplace policies provide reassurance and respect for the staff community.

Culture
There are always opportunities to further destigmatise mental and physical health issues in the workplace and work towards building a truly inclusive and empathic organisational culture at Monash.

Place
The environment in which we work affects our health, wellbeing and performance. Monash is responding through placing greater emphasis on the importance of ‘place’, as Indigenous Australians have done for thousands of years.

Nutrition
At Monash, we are committed to providing easy access to nutritious and healthy foods on all campuses and fostering a diverse and vibrant food environment.
Goals
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Excellence
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Awareness
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Empowerment
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Innovation
Support
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Acknowledgements
The Monash Workplace Health and Wellbeing Strategy Working Group developed this strategic action plan throughout 2020 and early 2021. Representatives were included from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Monash Counselling, Campus Community Division, Monash Sport, HR, and Buildings and Property.
* These broad pillars have a degree of universality but can also have different meanings in different cultures. Staff from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds may understand them differently, as might staff located at campuses in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India or Italy. Wherever our staff are based, we wholeheartedly support our staff adapting the pillars for use in ways that best suits their local environment and culture.