Health Information Center – CedrikaProvencher

Today many people are busy working to forget about his health. And health is important, especially heart health. Heart disease is influenced by factors other than derivatives can also be triggered by a job and work environment.

Heart disease has become the number 1 killer in the world. Besides heart disease regardless of gender, because now the ratio between men and women that heart disease has reached 1:1. And lifestyle play an important role in determining health.

Examination of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol is necessary for workers to find out if she has a risk of heart disease or not. World health agencies (WHO) estimates that the loss of income of a company between 2005 until the year 2015 will continue to increase, due to the number of reproductive age who suffer from chronic diseases.

“The work that can trigger heart disease is a job that has a high stress level and work just sitting without any exercise or physical activity,” said dr. Goddess Andang Joesoef, Chairman of Indonesian Heart Foundation, when contacted detikHealth, Monday (28/9/2009).

As information, dated 27 September is celebrated as the world heart day with the theme this time is health in the workplace. The theme was selected as a consequence of World Heart Foundation’s involvement in the World Economic Forum meeting that the theme ‘Working Towards Wellness’.

Many people who for a job so lazy busy to exercise, but one way in order to have a healthy heart is with regular exercise and a healthy amkan pattern. Sports are not required to go to the gym, but could do little physical exercise during the lunch hour, parked the vehicle at a place not too close to the office so he could walk and eat fiber-rich foods at lunchtime.

“Three essential facility that must be owned by a company that employees have a healthy heart is to provide healthy canteen facilities, non-smoking area and provide room for exercise,” said the doctor was a graduate of the University of Trisakti.

Dewi added during lunch should avoid high-fat foods and eat high-fiber foods. If you can eat 5 servings of vegetables and 5 servings of fruits. Because if the work is not much use of physical activity combined with unhealthy foods, can trigger a heart disease even though he was young.

Having employees and a healthy office does not mean to be expensive and difficult. There are several things you can do to make it happen:
Make a leaflet which contains information dangers of heart disease and stroke.
Enforce strict rules about cigarettes and smoking.
Inviting employees to have healthy eating habits.
Inviting employees to want to move, especially while resting. Moving 30 minutes a day can reduce the risk of heart disease.
Get used to drink enough water every day.

“In addition the company should also provide the music-room with soothing music, which can reduce stress levels and lower risk of heart disease,” added the doctor who served as general chairman of the Indonesian Heart Foundation until 2013.

Now many companies realize the importance of health care employees, because the employee is spearheading the success of a company and will not lose revenue from the company itself.

By considering the importance of health in a working environment, workers will be able to contribute the maximum and the company will not be harmed by loss pekerjan. In addition can also reduce reproductive age mortality rate of chronic disease.