HAMILTON, ON (April 11, 2013)- The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has created a package of five e-courses focusing on various aspects of mental health in the workplace.
The e-course package, which is targeted at employers, employees, managers and supervisors, has been developed in partnership with High Point Wellness, an organization that delivers health care solutions for a variety of public and private industries, insurance sectors, workers’ compensation boards and consulting organizations. The five courses include:
• Mental Health: Awareness
• Mental Health: Health and Wellness Strategies
• Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms and Solutions
• Mental Health: Psychologically Healthy Workplaces
• Mental Health: Communication Strategies
Please visit http://www.ccohs.ca/products/courses/mh_series/ for complete course descriptions.
CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.
More information on CCOHS education and training programs, including webinars, e-courses and podcasts, can be found at http://www.ccohs.ca/education/
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For Further Information, Contact:
Eleanor Westwood, Manager - Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4408 E-mail: eleanorw@ccohs.ca
www.ccohs.ca/
Ashleigh Blackmore, Communications Officer
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4443 E-mail: ashleigh.blackmore@ccohs.ca
www.ccohs.ca/
About CCOHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. CCOHS promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health and safety programs and the prevention of injury and illness. CCOHS partners and collaborates with agencies and organizations from Canada and around the world to improve the quality and quantity of resources and programs, as well as expand the breadth of usage of occupational health information to many different segments of society.
