May is Global Employee Health and Fitness month, an initiative launched by the National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life.
Formerly National Employee Health & Fitness Day, Global Employee Health and Fitness Month has been extended to a month-long initiative in an effort to "generate sustainability for a healthy lifestyle and initiate healthy activities on an ongoing basis," according to the groups.
According to the website for the program, from 1989-2010, tens of thousands of employees engaged in National Employee Health & Fitness Day. "However, it is clear that healthy behavior changes take time to develop into lifestyle habits. Recognizing the potential for making healthy habits, NAHF and ACTIVE Life decided that in 2011 a full month – and an international focus – would lead to healthier lifestyles and sustainable behavior change worldwide."
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Health care providers such as Kaiser Permanente are stepping up with their own wellness resources tailored to help patients and the general public get healthy. The provider announced Monday it is offering a mobile app for the general public that assists with walking and exercise, and the new Thrive Across America mobile app is for Kaiser Permanente HealthWorks subscribers.
The National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life are also offering resources such as a toolkit and guidelines for "healthy meetings."
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