In another promosing sign, the government is continuing to prioritise workplace health initiatives. One state government is now officially looking for a panel of accredited service providers for their state-based program which is to begin on 1 July, 2009.

The program has been in gradual progression and has recently undergone a pilot program which has obviously proven successful enough of the government to open up the initiative across the State.

In summary, the benefits of the program is that it will pay for, or subsidise, the implementation of workplace health assessments across the state. Additionally, they will also fund workplace-based health promotion programs.

We look forward to seeing how the program unrolls as it is undoubtedly being watched closely by other state and territory governments.