Worksite Wellness Symposium 2016
Friday, March 04, 2016
Please join us for a valuable morning getting to the heart of what matters most – employee health. You’ll have time to connect with other professionals, stretch a bit, raise your heartbeat and become more knowledgeable about how you can bring heart and brain health to your workplace.
You will also be a part of the unveiling of the new AHA Workplace Health Achievement Index – practical and easy to incorporate tools for your workplace.
Please RSVP here.
Engaging a Culture of Health in the Workplace
Friday, March 4, 8:00am – 2:00pm
Mall of America
Executive Center – Fourth Floor
Park in EAST Ramp
Directions
Agenda
8:00am Registration opens
8:30am Join us for a lap around the mall (optional – please wear comfortable shoes)
9:00am Welcome, mindfulness exercise and review of the day’s agenda
9:20am Why workplaces are instrumental to the health of our communities
Dr. Uma Valeti (Cardiologist-UofM and AHA Board President)
9:45am Let the Pulse begin!
Cardiac survivor shares the impact and outcomes of a work-related crisis
9:55am Break
10:10am The Pulse: Worksite Resources and Tools for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Hands Only CPR
- My Life Check and Support Network
- Signs of Stroke (FAST)
- Game on! Test your knowledge of sugary beverages
- Healthy Food and Beverage Toolkit
- Life’s Simple Seven
11:30am Break
11:45am Heart healthy lunch buffet
12:00pm MN launch of AHA’s Workplace Health Achievement Index (cool free resources!)
12:50pm Wrap up, mindfulness exercise and next steps
1:00pm Symposium concludes, but please plan to stay for networking opportunities and
another optional lap around the Mall
2:00pm Adjourn to take what we have learned to our workplaces and communities
Questions: contact Peggy Paul (peggy.paul@heart.org). Please pass this on to your colleagues who care about heart disease and stroke prevention. It will be a morning not to miss. The Symposium is free of charge, but space is limited. RSVP here.
Have a super day and see you soon!
Jill Duevel & Traci Kubisiak
AHA Worksite Wellness Committee Co-Chairs
Peggy Paul
Senior Director, Community Health
American Heart Association