UMass Amherst employees

Create a Well-Being Committee in Your Department

Employee Driven Change for a Healthier Workplace

A Well-Being Committee is a group of employees who develop achievable goals for improving their work environment. The Employee Counseling and Consultation Office (ECCO) wants to help!

Why Start a Well-Being Committee?

You can improve health and wellbeing in your department by allowing employees to think creatively and systematically. They know what the problems are -- encourage them to come up with the best solutions!

  • Employees benefit by actively contributing to positive changes in their workplace.
  • Managers benefit because they get a sense of what employees want and how to think about the future of their department.
  • Departments benefit because a happy and engaged workforce leads to better productivity and higher retention!

How Does it Work?

  • Encourage 3-5 employees to volunteer for the team.
  • ECCO is happy to facilitate meetings or consult with the team.
  • Using our model, employees come up with a list of do-able and affordable ideas that can be implemented by your department.
  • Employees also come up with a "Dream List" of changes they would make if time and money were no object.

Contact ECCO to learn more!

  • Phone: 413-545-0350
  • Email: ecco [at] umass [dot] edu (ecco[at]umass[dot]edu)

Total Worker Health

This program is based on the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program at the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace.