American Heart Association issues advice for heart-healthy workplace

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Employers who want to encourage heart-healthy behavior by employees should share seven important messages, the American Heart Association advises. The messages are highlighted in the association's new guidelines for employers who want to promote heart health in increasingly popular "workplace wellness" programs. Employers who incorporate the AHA’s “Life’s Simple 7” plan into their programs will have healthier employees, the AHA advisory panel wrote in Circulation. “There are about 155 million working Americans today, that’s about half of our population,” said Dr. Elliott M. Antman, senior physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and president of the American Heart Association.



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