Links to Research

WorkHealth social research program

WorkHealth has a regular program of social research to inform program design and planning. Surveys of participating employers and workers show high levels of satisfaction with the WorkHealth program and 97% of employers recommend WorkHealth checks to others. 

The surveys also provide an early indication of steps participants take after their WorkHealth check to improve their health and lifestyle. 

WorkHealth research and evaluation

WorkSafe has partnered with Monash University and the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) to evaluate the WorkHealth program. The research program, led by Professor Malcolm Sim, the Director of the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, includes:

• Six-monthly analysis of the WorkHealth check dataset
• A longitudinal study of participating workers to evaluate the impacts of the program on their health, lifestyle and health outcomes
• A process and impact evaluation to evaluate the impacts of the program on workplace outcomes
• Modelling of the long term program targets

This page will be updated periodically with the latest results from this exciting research program.

WorkHealth program results 

Results from the first 400,000 WorkHealth checks are now available, providing the largest picture of health among Victorian workers. 

WorkHealth checks, analysis of results - March 2012

This page will be updated periodically with latest results from the program - so keep coming back!

The business case for health and wellbeing at work

Need to build a business case for your management team to show how health programs can deliver benefits for your organisation? Use our business fact sheet, which provides a summary of the latest research in this area, including how health programs can influence productivity, sick leave and morale.

Other studies and references

You may also find these other research papers helpful: 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009. Chronic disease and participation in work. Cat. no. PHE 109. Canberra: AIHW.

The health and economic benefits of reducing disease risk factors: Research report, VicHealth, Deakin University, National Stroke Research Institute

Global Health Risks - Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks, World Health Organisation

International and national evidence relevant to the WorkHealth initiative, WorkSafe Victoria