Change how you think about and do work:

• Stop multi-tasking – focus on one thing at a time
• Work at a reasonable, steady pace
• Break down seemingly overwhelming tasks and projects into smaller achievable parts
• Recognize and celebrate your small steps along the way
• Tell your manager you want to be successful at your job and ask them how they would measure that
• Take regular assigned breaks
• Resist working unnecessary overtime
• Even if you must provide contact information in case of emergency, try to stay disconnected from work during vacation time as much as possible

• Provide supervisors with the necessary time to meet with employees about workload challenges.
• Provide training so leaders have the skillset to support employees to meet their workload requirements.
• Have all leaders work with employees to:
  • Create solutions
  • Agree on reasonable expectations
  • Identify any barriers to success
• Task improvement process  | PDF includes a fillable form to help employees focus on specific tasks that require attention.
• The Getting employee commitment for leaders approach actively engages employees in developing a plan that meets the organization’s needs and increases their willingness to commit over the long term.

To learn more evidence based strategies, visit Workplace Strategies for Mental Health

• The higher the demands at work, the more important it can be for employees to have some level of control. However, it may not be possible to give employees control over how their work is prioritized due to regulations, safety concerns, customer or patient demands. Explore where employees can have some control over their assigned tasks to help them work more effectively.
• Inform new employees of accurate and realistic job demands and expectations.
• Include explicit and reasonable productivity expectations in job descriptions.
• Review productivity expectations on a regular basis.
• Prepare employees for anticipated periods of increased work, such as seasonal demands and peak shift hours.

For more evidence based methods, please visit Workplace Strategies for Mental Health

Smoking Cessation Resources for: Staff and Faculty

Homewood Health Program

The Homewood Health Plan Smart Smoking Cessation Program empowers you with the information and support you need to help you quit smoking and remain smoke-free. A personal coach will help make it simple to start and guide you step-by-step. The program addresses the psychological and physical dependence and creates a foundation for successful behavior change.

Sun Life Health Benefits

McMaster University has added coverage until June 30, 2023 for employees eligible to participate in the Sun Life Extended Health Benefits. Extension of this date will be reviewed at the time of expiry.

Coverage includes products to help a person quit tobacco that legally require a prescription, up to a lifetime maximum of $500 for each person.

Smoking Cessation Resources for: Community

Smoker’s Helpline

For news, tips and to be in touch with those who have quit, are trying to quit, or are supporting others, connect on Twitter at: twitter.com/SmokersHelpline.

Hamilton Public Health

Hamilton Public Health Services – Telephone Service – Tobacco Hotline
110 King St. West, 4^th floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 4S6
905-540-5566

The Lung Association

Before you set your quit date you need to prepare. Take time to think about when, where, and why you smoke. If you understand your smoking habits and triggers, you’ll have a better chance at success.

Canadian Cancer Society

The Canadian Cancer Society quit line is available to help you. It’s a free, confidential service for smokers. Find out more information or register online for the self-directed quit program.

STOP Program

The STOP Program is a province-wide initiative that delivers smoking cessation treatment and counseling support to eligible Ontario smokers who wish to quit smoking. The STOP Program has provided free smoking cessation medication and counselling support to over 100,000 Ontarians who wanted to quit smoking.

Nicotine Dependence Clinic

The Nicotine Dependence Clinic offers several specialized outpatient treatments for anyone who wants to quit or reduce their tobacco use. We offer assessment, medical consultation, group counselling and medications to quit/reduce smoking. Our clinic provides service to clients with concurrent substance use and/or mental illness as well other medical conditions.

Good Shepherd Breathe Easier

For individuals with a MH diagnosis, The Good Shepherd offers up to 26 weeks of free NRT and weekly group sessions.

Telephone: 905-528-3655

Tobacco Addiction Recovery Program (TARP)

For individuals with a MH diagnosis offers up to 26 weeks of free NRT and weekly group sessions. Telephone: 905-522-1155 ext. 36407

Aboriginal Health Centre

For persons who identify as having an indigenous background, the De Dwa Da Dehs Nye >s offers up to 26 weeks of free NRT and group support.

Centre de santé communautaire

For individuals seeking service in French, the centre de santé communautaire offers up to 26 weeks of free NRT and counselling.

Hamilton Public Health

For persons who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or anyone interested in education sessions and free nicotine patches, Hamilton Public Health Services offers a 5-week course of nicotine patches.

Telephone: 905-540-5566 ext.1

Your Local Pharmacist

For individuals on Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) can receive 12 weeks of ‘Champix’ or ’Zyban’ at no cost each year.