Event promotes health of hospital employees
Kits available for employee fitness program
Employee health practitioners who want to incorporate wellness activities for workers at their hospitals can obtain event kits for the 11th annual National Employee Health and Fitness Day, set for May 19.
The Indianapolis-based National Association of Governors’ Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports (NAGCPFS) sponsors the largest workplace health and fitness event in the country. This year’s theme is "Make employee health your priority."
Benefits of health promotion at work include control over health care costs, fewer medical claims, lower absenteeism, a shared sense of community among co-workers, and higher productivity, according to the NAGCPFS. Participating in the event brings attention to new or existing health promotion programs and sends a message to employees that they are your hospital’s most valuable assets.
Event planning kits include a site coordinator’s guide, activity ideas, event materials, promotional information for internal newsletters and e-mail, national resources for free and low-cost health information, promotional poster, promotional logos and art, a coordinator’s T-shirt, and a product catalog of wearable and usable items for prizes and incentives. Cost of the kit is $34.95. Additional planning kits, T-shirts, and an incentive prize sample package also are available.
Call the NAGCPFS at (317) 237-5630; fax: (317) 237-5631; or e-mail: [email protected]. To read more about the event, go to the NAGCPFS Web site at: http://fitnesslink.com/Govcouncil/index.html#nehfd.
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