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  • WHA welcomes 3 new Assessors to the team. All are Exercise Physiologists.
  • WHA has been nominated for Telstra Business of the Year – again.
  • Papua New Guinea will have a WHA Centre in response to a client demand.
  • Seasonal Influenza Programmes are double those in 2009.
  • A new tracking system for Bulk Assessment Programmes makes life easier for clients to see where their bookings are and to track individual results.  This has been devised for clients who have hundreds of candidates being assessed in short periods of time.
  • WHA has just had it’s 6th Birthday.  From humble beginnings of one office and one assessor the business has boomed.
  • Hugh Cattigan, WHA’s (original) Senior Assessor and Onsite Manager in Hobart is moving to WA to manage the WHA operation and expansion in that state.
 

New Devonport Office


Devonport Office Sign Devonport Office Front DeskWHA has recently taken a new office in Devonport located at 66 best street just down the road from the previous office that was at 55 Best street. The new office comes with more space and comfort for our client’s candidates.  The new Devonport facility has multiple assessment rooms enabling more booking spaces and the better availability of getting appointments at short notice.  Drop in and see us some time for a guided tour.
 

FLU VACCINATION – ONE ARM OF A HEALTHY WORKFORCE


sneeze.pngWith the influenza season coming up, many businesses are implementing a vaccination programme for their workforce, and increasingly these are part of the developing interest in overall company Health and Wellbeing programmes.

There is of course an important financial rationale behind the annual Flu vaccination programme.  Absenteeism from work due to influenza has been estimated to cost Australian businesses more than $2.5 billion.  In a severe outbreak it can have a significant financial impact on an individual business.
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WHA – Telstra Business of the year finalist.


WHA was nominated for the 2008 Telstra business of the year in which it reached the finals – a great effort!!. Reaching the finals reflects the hard work and dedication of the entire team across Australia. WHA is still a young company going places at a rapid rate of knots that has already achieved so much to be proud. 2009 will see more big things at WHA along with website functionality improvements and new locations opening around Australia. The eventual winner of the Telstra business awards was the Bruny Island cruises - congratulations.
 

Take your BMI with a grain of salt.


A lot of health assessments utilize the national BMI (Body Mass Index) to determine if a person is over weight and in a higher risk category for certain diseases as well as more vulnerable to injury. What the BMI does NOT do is take into account extra muscle bulk. WHA utilizes a range of strength testing devices to better ascertain someone’s healthy condition. This being said less weight is less impact on bones and joints. Another scale used (as a general rule of thumb) is the waist to hip ratio. Here is how it works:
Waist to Hip
 
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