Heart at Work

Welcome to the Heart at Work site!

Being healthy on the job is essential. The healthier employees are, the fewer days they will be absent from work and the more they will have a sense of belonging to their organization. They are also more likely to feel happy and enjoy a good quality of life, both at work and at home.

Heart at Work is a new turnkey program offering simple, effective ideas for encouraging healthy eating and regular physical activity in the workplace.

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Each year, Canadian and Québec companies sacrifice thousands of dollars to the health problems of their employees. In Québec, value of production lost due to employee incapacity is estimated at:

$7.7 billion for incapacities of six months or more
$1.7 billion for incapacities of less than six months

Direct costs related to absenteeism represent about 10% of total payroll costs.

A work environment that encourages development of a healthy lifestyle, such as regular physical activity and healthy eating, promotes the health and productivity of each employee.

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Who is Health on the Job for?

Workplace managers
Human resources managers
Workplace health and safety managers
Everyone else who is responsible for health in the workplace

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The Heart at Work program suggests various tools, ideas and activities for creating a work environment conducive to physical activity and healthy eating. You will find included the following tools:

Heart Health Contest (click here)
Health on the Job action kit (for more info : click here)
Encouragement posters (physical activity and healthy eating) (click here)
The Practical Guide to Healthy Menus (click here)
Calendar of Activities (click here)
Quarterly Newsletter

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Are you ready to participate in Heart at Work Program?

Eligibility conditions :

Plan at least two activities, one on nutrition and one on physical activity, from the Heart at Work kit
Pay your registration fees at HSFQ ($50 + charge of $ 1 per employee)
Fill out the various Evaluation Forms

Register before October 14 to be eligible to a participation price

To register click here (PDF)

It's possible to register after October 14. Contact us if you request more information.

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