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Employee Assistance Program (As published in The Guardian of 19/07/2016)

The International Employee Assistance Professional Association defines Employee Assistance Program (EAP) as “ A worksite based program designed to assist in the identification and resolution of productivity problems associated with employees whose performance / conduct is adversely affected by personal concerns.” The Association goes on to cite some recent examples of documented EAP outcomes: Chevron has recognized savings of $50,000

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Laughter Yoga at Workplace (As published in The Guardian – 21/6/2016

Last week, during my session series on Stress Management at a client organization, during discussions regarding stress busters, I introduced Laughter Yoga and got a few quizzical looks. We therefore went into a practical demonstration and the response was absolutely outstanding. Everyone including the CEO joined in the 3 minutes session of stretches, breathing and laughter and enjoyed it immensely

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Marathon Training – Join the Movement to Fitness

Join ImpactAfya’s MARATHON TRAINING from 16th JULY – 29th OCTOBER, 2016 for all levels of Runners and Walkers – right here in Dar es Salaam, where you will: TAKE CHARGE of your body and mind, ACHIEVE your Marathon GOAL and CONTRIBUTE to Rotary Know your FITNESS level, get your PERSONAL TRAINING PLAN and CELEBRATE achievement of your Marathon & Fitness

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Is Your Business Sustainable (The Guardian – 03/05/2016)

An excerpt from my presentation at the African Sustainable Business Summit at the Hyatt Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam on 14th & 15th April, 2016 —————————————————————————————————————————— We hear the word sustainability daily – the reason why sustainability is so important is that it is something that crosses lines and brings together groups to focus on similar and combined efforts. It is

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Wellness Program Trends – Health and Wellness Coaching (The Guardian – 29/03/2016

Experts believe that personal, one-to-one health coaching is an important part of a successful results-oriented employee wellness program. Why? Because they help people cope with preventable health risks and manage health cost. Employees who are obese, chronically stressed, or who over-use tobacco are more likely to suffer from health conditions like heart disease and diabetes – which can impact their

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Concluding the Session Series with Interact Club at H.O.P.A.C.

Last session of our series with Interact Club at H.O.P.A.C. We discussed Non-communicable diseases, risks of sedentary lifestyle and brain power…..”Healthy Body – Healthy Mind”…. The kids are planning to suggest a 5 min “Get Moving” break at start of each class at their own school and the public schools they support……Can’t wait to see this happen.

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Top 10 Tips for your Wellness Program

Here are top 10 tips for designing and implementing an effective Employee Wellness Program: Deciding who your program is for For reasons of both cost and common sense, one of the first things to consider is exactly who, within your employee population, you are implementing the Wellness Program for. If your workforce is like the most, it includes people with

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Weekly Session Series on health and wellness with Interact Club at H.O.P.A.C.

ImpactAfya is conducting weekly session series during the month of January, 2016 with the Interact Club at Haven of Peace Academy, Dar es Salaam.  Session topics: Drug Addiction, Communicable diseases – namely: Cholera, Ebola, Malaria, River Blindness ending with a session dedicated to HIV/AIDS.  Thrilled that the kids will take messages to family, friends, their peers at H.O.P.A.C. and to

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