5-Minute Message: Desktop Health
Healthier, more resilient people are better able to weather the rigors of evacuating, sheltering or simply participating in preparedness activities. Even at your desk, you can adopt healthy behaviors and encourage them in others. Build a culture that supports wellness at work with some fast, easy and low-cost steps. Encourage people to keep stress-busters at their desks (e.g., favorite photos, healthy snack food, inspirational sayings). Invite guest speakers to present topics such as Laughter Yoga, deep diaphragmatic breathing, chair exercise and self-massage, and put links to their messages on desktops. Make resources available, such as books or video, that demonstrate how to exercise, stretch, meditate and be healthy. Some people who actively avoid traditional “disaster” preparedness would be eager to champion a program promoting health and wellness. Prepare for health!
