Workplace wellbeing programs: Trials, triumphs, lessons learned, next steps.

Workplace wellbeing is being prioritized by leading organizations to increase employee satisfaction, engagement, productivity, and retention, but the animal research context is one of the most challenging environments to launch new initiatives in this area. Here you’ll see the workplace wellbeing journey that Tufts University has embarked on for its vivarium workers, both the rewards and the challenges encountered along the way. Session leaders deliver findings on launching a new program including gathering feedback, tailoring activities and offering, discovering different domains of wellbeing, low effort/high reward activities, and finding times and options for maximum engagement.