HEALTHIEST MARYLAND BUSINESSES

Mid/Upper Eastern Shore Region

February is Heart Month

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Heart Disease is the #1 killer of men and women in the U.S. Working Marylanders spend an average of 9.2 hours per day at work leading to a decrease in the amount of time available for exercise and healthy eating. In part, this has led to an increase in the burden of heart disease, much of which is preventable.

Employers can engage in motivating and encouraging employees to adopt healthy heart habits! Consider these ideas:

Implement a healthy meeting policy
Create a smoke free work environment with signage and offer smoking cessation classes to employees
Encourage employees to take the stairs
Create a department wide employee wellness challenge
Install short movement breaks (15 minutes) into your employees workday

Heart Health Resources

Contact Nicole for more resources and free technical assistance.

1 in 3 women die from Heart Disease or Stroke.

But it can be prevented.

Go Red For Women presents: 'Just a Little Heart Attack'

Submit your Photos!

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Submit your photo(s) of your heart health activities and be featured in an upcoming newsletter!

HMB Spring Event

We're looking for a business to be featured as a "Case Study" at our Regional HMB learning event this spring Contact Nicole to learn more.

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Healthiest Maryland Businesses

Nicole Morris, MS, RN, CWWS

Certified Trainer, CDC Work@Health Program

Regional Lead, Healthiest Maryland Businesses

410.778.2533 (o)

410.708.7188 (c)

nicole.morris@maryland.gov

Made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention grant.