Tips for A Healthy Holiday Season
The holidays are a time to enjoy with family and friends and a great opportunity to celebrate life, to be grateful and reflect on what is important . Here are a few tips to enjoy the festivities while choosing to stay healthy: 1) Taking control of your holiday spending help you avoid stress and allows you to enjoy this time
Employee Wellness Program at Commercial Bank of Africa
ImpactAfya launched the Wellness Program at Commercial Bank of Africa Tanzania with Employee Orientation Sessions on impact of lifestyles on workplace and how our Wellness Programs help. It started with a baseline assessment of Personal Well-Being Factor aggregating to Organization Well-Being Factor. One of the attendees said – “Thank you – this program will save lives – we really need it”.
Wellness Seminar Series with Dr Tanya Pergola, PhD
ImpactAfya invited Dr Tanya Pergola, PhD in Sociology and Social Psychology and the author of “Time is Cows – Timeless Wisdom of the Maasai” to conduct a series of wellness workshops ranging from yoga and meditation, powerful communication and food and nutrition at workplaces. Fabulous start to the month, with an amazing group of HR and Wellness officers from diverse
Burnout in Tanzanian Companies
Who wouldn’t want less stress? Stress far too often stops people being effective and makes them feel “out of control”. Even if you have not suffered you’ll have seen its effects. It can seriously affect our health and our work. Employee stress results in rising healthcare costs, absenteeism and increased risk of workplace accidents. Whilst you can’t make stress disappear
“Healthy Body – Healthy Mind” Presentation to South African Women’s Group
What a fun morning interacting with the South African Women’s Group (SAWG) Brunch held at the Terrace Restaurant to celebrate Women’s Day. Yes, you can exercise while at your desk in office or in front of the TV at home or at a Fund Raising Brunch celebrating women… Over 100 women joined the fun and raised Tanzanian Shillings 1.6 million
Is Better Health Really a Waste of Time?
We received an overwhelming response to our last newsletter, where we introduced Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as a major threat to Tanzanian companies. The good news is that there are simple, cost-effective solutions available to prevent and control NCDs – starting with regular physical activity and a healthy diet. Creating this change requires a wellness program that involve employees and change
Workplace Wellness at Insignia
Ms Bhakti Shah gave a presentation on ‘Wellbeing at Workplace’ to the management team of 21 at Insignia Ltd. She discussed non-communicable diseases and their impact. Participant feedback rated the session as excellent. Stay tuned for our future editions with exciting topics on impact of lifestyle on workplaces and successful intervention strategies Please reply back to me with your feedback and
Managing your NCDs?
Last week I presented “Lifestyles and Impact on Workplace” to the management team at Insignia Ltd. I was humbled by the great feedback. Participants said the presentation helped them learn how to manage personal health, raising awareness of modifiable risk factors, to bringing positive changes to lifestyle and work productivity. You can download a copy of the slides here. In