Go to helsenorge.no for information, tips and tools that can help you manage.

• What is mental health, how can I take care of it, and where can I get help?
   
• Simple steps to incorporate physical activity in your life.

Your problems can have several and complex causes. Therefore, the best strategy for coping with your issues could also vary.
 

In any event, you can start by talking to somebody you trust about how you are doing. Even if this can be difficult, it could also be the first step toward feeling better. 

There are several things that can help: 

• Advice for and help with shoulder pain
   
• Advice for and help with lower back pain
   
• Advice for and help with mental health issues
   
• The individual initiative in HelseIArbeid is aimed at people who need medical evaluations by specialist health services

If you are placed on sick leave, it can be useful to know what rules apply while you are on leave and what you need to do to receive sickness benefits or other benefits from NAV.

Read more about your rights and duties at nav.no. 

Your follow-up of an employee out on sick leave may have considerable impact on the outcome and duration of the employee’s absence.

• Read more about roles, responsibilities and deadlines in the follow-up of employees on sick leave (nav.no). 
   
• 7 tips on good ways to follow up employees out on sick leave (Idébanken).

A good working environment promotes good health and well-being, increased motivation and productivity. It could also prevent us getting sick from the job and contribute to a low rate of absence. 

Below are some more useful services and tools that can help your workplace foster an even better working environment. 

• NAV’s services and tools to reduce sickness absence, and help employees stay in their jobs (nav.no) 
   
• Industry-specific tools and facts to improve working environments (Arbeidsmiljøportalen) 
   
• Customized initiatives for improving working environments and reducing sickness absence rates in 7 industries (Inclusive Workplace industry programmes) 

The actions included in the Inclusive Workplace Agreement (IA) can help you resolve various challenges and situations in the workplace:

• Resolve a deadlocked case of sickness absence
   
• Improve the working environment
   
• Reduce a persistently high rate of sickness absence
   
• Build the skills of employees on sick leave
   
• Help employees cope with the job, even with health concerns
   
• Get help from an IA industry programme
   
• Establish a good IA collaboration in the workplace
   
• Learn more about IA, the working environment and sickness absence
   
• Implement useful services in the company’s IA work

Everything yout need to know about the Inclusive Workplace Agreement is included in the IA package.