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heart disease awareness programs
American Heart Association encourages walking activities
In an effort to draw attention to employer-sponsored promotion health and preventing chronic diseases, the American Heart Association calls on employers across the country to develop health initiatives and activities physical like walking into a workplace € € œNational Wellness Week (5-11 April 2009). This year, the association  ™ € s National chatting! Day walk, which aims to achieve and Americans moving for 30 minutes, April 8, will be held during the week.
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â € œNational Workplace Wellness € weeka serves to encourage public and private employers across the country to invest in their employees' health creating programs to promote health and the workplace to share best practices with other employers. The week began with American Heart Association to raise awareness of the importance of programs like wellness chatting! and to meet the nation's ™ € increased costs health, higher rates of obesity, sedentary behavior and increasing prevalence of the disease. Â chronicle which was introduced last year by U.S. Representatives Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) and Charles Boustany (R-LA) and established by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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â € programs better absenteeism œWorkplace are essential to improve employee health, increase productivity, reduce costs and decrease health care, â € said Craig Thorne, MD, MPH, American Heart Association spokesperson.  €  € œNational Workplace Wellness Week is an ideal time for entrepreneurs to start investing in their employees to join to free programs like chatting! and participate in the National Consultation! Hiking € day.s
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More than one third population of working age in the United States at risk of chronic diseases due to physical inactivity and nationalism ™ € s epidemic obesity. The estimated cost of obesity and overweight health conditions related to 117 billion U.S. year. Only three chronic conditions, asthma, diabetes and hypertension, are associated with 164 million days lost per year at a cost for employers of 30 billion dollars.
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The beginning! initiative works with employers and the 135 million Americans workplace to create a culture of walking before, during or after work. It provides resources for employers to implement a walking program in rural Work and subject employeesâ progress in program. ™ € Search! â € ™ s Fit - Friendly Companies program recognizes companies to meet the qualification standards for employees. More than 1,000 American companies have been recognized for demonstrating its commitment to promote exercise and healthy eating in the workplace.
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â € œGetting employees walking briskly for just 30 minutes a day can help reduce risk factors for chronic diseases like hypertension, â € said Dr. Thorne. ⠀ œEducating about basic prevention programs for cardiovascular disease and the development of education health-oriented style change conduct of life is an excellent investment that will increase companyA s ™ € line.es Fund €
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About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, WEA € ™ re ™ € nationalism, s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to health to build a healthier life, free of heart disease and stroke. To help prevent, try to overcome these diseases â € "The United States € ™ s murderers No. 1 and No. 3 â €" we reduce the collection of research leads, conducting life-saving public and professional educational programs, and advocate to protect public health. For more information or to join us to help all Americans, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or http://www.americanheart.org/ "> americanheart.org visit.
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