Mind, Body and Business

Mind Body AND Business is a joint initiative by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and of Ards and North Down Borough Council (ANDBC) that encourages and supports organisations to improve the health of employees and local businesses. 

Led jointly by Health and Wellbeing (Environmental Health Protection and Development) and Economic Development (Regeneration, Development and Planning), this progamme is aimed at all companies in the Borough, regardless of size, who are interested in providing a better workplace environment. 

It draws on the Council’s own experiences of promoting employee health and wellbeing and offers free health and wellbeing opportunities for participating businesses as well as links to free support material and resources.

 Making your business healthy will:

  • Increase workforce creativity and productivity
  • Engage and motivate your workplace to maximise performance, reduce absence rates and retain the best employees
  • Help you gain a competitive advantage and enhance your business image
  • Decrease the number of accidents and legal claims

Mind Body AND Business will:

  • Raise awareness of the benefits of workplace health
  • Provide examples of good practice
  • Keep enterprises up to date on the activities of partner organisations
  • Offer networking opportunities through various events
  • Help you access help and support for issues raised by yourself or employees
  • Support you on your journey to make your business a better place to work

By signing up to Mind Body AND Business, your company will be given free help and support, priority access to events and activities to encourage physical activity and team building, shared health information resources and lots more!  Help you and your employees get fit and healthy as well as avail of opportunities to have fun, try new things and meet other people.

For further information or to sign up please contact:

Ards and North Down Borough Council 0300 13 3333:
Health and Wellbeing (Jennifer Parkinson ex 40221 or Andrew Pearson ex 40333)
Economic Development (Maura Bettes ex 40914)

Or email: healthandwellbeing@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

For further assistance on improving your business, visit our AND Business website


Calendar of Health and Wellbeing Events

To access a Calendar of Health and Wellbeing Events for your organisation to replicate or participate in, alongside signposting to appropriate resource materials, please click here.

 This calendar will be updated so please revisit this page to get the latest news and information.

Workplace Health Leadership Group

Health and Safety legislation places a legal obligation on all employers and employees to consider the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees at work and also of anyone who comes into contact with or may be affected by the work activity.  Traditionally the accident prevention (safety) aspects have received more attention than the health (and wellbeing) requirements.  To access a wide range of information on occupational health, occupational hygiene and wellbeing, which will help you meet your legal obligations, visit the Workplace Health Leadership Group (WHLGNI) website

WHLGNI is supported by seven partners (IOSH, NI Safety Group, BuildHealth, BOHS, HSENI, PHA and the Local Councils) and the site is designed to get relevant workplace health information to readers quickly. Information, news and events are continually updated and should provide a good source of information and support all sizes and types of businesses.

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