Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab Approach

The Phoenix Police Laboratory is a full-service forensic laboratory accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to international standards. During this past year, the PPD Crime Laboratory developed a strategic plan with five key objectives. One of those objectives is dedicated to employee well-being: “The overall health and well-being of our employees is key to providing the highest levels of service to our community. We will employ the following programs to increase employee awareness and resources dedicated to health and well-being.”

Learning objectives:

1. Introduce employee wellness as an objective in the strategic plan for an accredited laboratory.
2. Introduce employee wellness examples.
3. Introduce relationship between employee wellness, morale, and performance.