Organisation

Staying healthy and feeling good at work – through our Workplace Health Management (WHM) programme, we support prevention, health maintenance and well-being in the workplace. On this page, you will find an overview of the structure, organisation and networking of the University’s occupational health management programme, both university internally and externally. The basis for the University of Bremen’s occupational health management programme is the service agreement on health management in the Bremen public sector.

We offer our health promotion seminars and workshops in accordance with the Prevention Act, in collaboration with health insurance providers. You can find our current programme here.

Service Agreement Health Management in the Bremen Public Service

Mitglieder des Steuerkreises

Director of Finance and Administration

Health Management Unit

Human Resources Department

Staff Development

Health and Safety

Occupational Health Service

State and University Library Bremen (SuUB)

Staff Council

gender equality officer

gender equality officer for the Service Sector

BEM Representative (also acting as a representative for people with severe disabilities)

Holistic approach:

Health management activities aim to influence working conditions (the environment) and employees’ behaviour, to reduce health risks, and to build up protective factors and health resources.

Participation:

Employees are actively involved in analysing the workload and resources within the department and in developing measures.

Project management:

Health management is a complex, cross-functional task that must be organised as a joint effort involving various stakeholders and participants. Workplace health management (WHM) utilises project management methods to ensure systematic development.

Integration into the organisation:

Health objectives and tasks are embedded in human resources policy and systematically pursued by management and supervisors. They are integrated into the procedures and processes of the departments as ongoing tasks. The core processes of health management (diagnosis, action planning, implementation of measures and evaluation) are carried out on a regular basis.

WHM is integrated into the university’s structures and processes and is closely linked to human resources and organisational development. Workplace health management coordinates all health-related activities across the various departments, in particular occupational health and safety, workplace inclusion management, conflict management, addiction prevention, and measures to support work-life balance.

Health is enshrined as an overarching guiding principle in the organisational culture.

Improving working conditions/reducing stress

The primary aim of WHM is to create working conditions that promote good health. This involves, on the one hand, minimising stress and, on the other, building up resources. Workplace health management seeks to systematically and sustainably design organisational processes and structures in a way that promotes good health.

Supporting and developing individual health potential

In addition to situational prevention, behavioural prevention is a second key area. This involves empowering employees to adopt health-promoting behaviours through staff development and training.

Economic and qualitative improvements

The economic and qualitative improvements brought about by WHM are achieved in various ways:

Reducing avoidable absenteeism
Rehabilitation/reintegration instead of early retirement or compulsory retirement
Improving work processes, collaboration and service quality
Increasing staff retention and motivation through opportunities for involvement and recognition
Enhancing the attractiveness of the workplace to recruit new employees