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Health Promotion Seminars are learning sessions planned and organized by you to meet specific objectives. Decide on a topic and pick a speaker. Choose a site for the “Lunch and Learn” session, normally a lunchroom or break room.

Depending on your budget and goals, employees can brown bag the lunch or you might provide the meal. Meetings could be mandatory or elective, your choice.

Experience tells us the most success will be achieved if these Health Promotion Seminars are elective and if the employer provides lunch.

Objectives for Health Promotion Seminars

Education on a specific medical problem. You may want to select one of your group’s top diagnoses. Examples are –

• Diabetes – diabetes prevention and care by a qualified diabetic educator

• Heart disease – cardiovascular health (individual counseling sessions with a nutritionist)

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Flu and pneumonia

• Breast cancer – breast health or breast self-exam sessions can be taught by a trained instructor

Education on health insurance benefits –

• Diabetes – what are the covered benefits, where to purchase diabetic supplies, support groups for employees with diabetes.

• Health Promotion Program Benefits

• Well baby/child care.

Education on the importance of enrolling in your medical plan or local health department’s health education programs or disease management programs. Example programs –

• Diabetes

• Respiratory

• Low-Back Pain

• Cardiovascular

• Tobacco use

Community Resource Speakers for Health Promotion Seminars

• Local health plan office

• Local heart association

• Local cancer society

• Pharmacies – many pharmacists are available to speak on pharmacy-related issues.

• Pharmaceutical Corporations – many companies have standard presentations created for employers that are provided free of charge to use at your own direction. Some examples are –

• Know Your Numbers (high cholesterol) – Pfizer

• Respiratory Health Promotion (flu and pneumonia) – Pfizer

• Men’s and Women’s Health – Pfizer

• Local health clubs/fitness trainers/YMCA – can discuss walking safety, benefits of walking, swimming and aerobics.

• Yoga and/or Pilates instructors

• Running, cycling club representatives

• Local hospital nutritionists

• Stamp Out Use of tobacco – Tobacco Coalition representatives

Topics for Health Promotion Seminars

• Biking – benefits and opportunities for cycling

• Nutrition and health (Heart Healthy lunch for all attendees)

• Cardiovascular health

• Women’s health issues

• How to recognize the signs and signs of heart attack and stroke

• National Worker Fitness Day within the office setting – Governor’s Council on Fitness representatives can promote event

• Exercise tolerance and healthful heart issues

• Beginning a fitness plan- include the importance of seeing the doctor before the starting of any new exercise program

• Self-defense

• Domestic abuse

• Safety in general

• Exercise safety

• Walking/running benefits and safety tips Tobacco dangers and avoidance