Polotsk medics are implementing the "Health in the Workplace: Start with Yourself" project

Polotsk medics in the Year of Culture decided to improve the level of corporate culture and create a health rating, as reported by the press service of the Polotsk District Executive Committee.

The project "Health at the Workplace: Start with Yourself" is being implemented this year at the Polotsk Central City Polyclinic to unite the team into a single entity, boost the corporate spirit of employees, and improve their health. After all, it is obvious that patients trust a healthy doctor more.

"A distinctive feature of the project is that it is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle by increasing the physical activity of medical professionals, providing assistance to overweight polyclinic employees, and fostering proper eating habits. We will also focus on smoking prevention and activating the primary organizations of public associations within the institution," explained Svetlana Odintsova, Deputy Chief Physician for Outpatient and Polyclinic Work at the Polotsk Central City Hospital and head of the polyclinic.

The project consists of three stages. It all began with the organizational stage, which included employee surveys and the study of risk factors. The main stage is being implemented from April to December. This includes team and individual sports events "Movement is Joy," aimed at increasing employees' physical activity; assessment of employees' meal conditions; evaluation of compliance with the law on smoking prohibition in non-smoking areas and territories; trainings, seminars, and consultations on managing conflict situations, developing emotional resilience, and stress management techniques on emotional and physical levels; and a competition of newspapers, photographs, and videos titled "A Healthy Lifestyle for Me is...".

The final stage is planned for December 2016 and includes an analysis of the project's results and the formation of a final rating among medical professionals and their managers. Currently, 453 people work at the polyclinic. According to the project organizers, when people with different characters and views unite to achieve a common goal and

while they will identify with the organization they consider the best, then it will be possible to talk about a healthy corporate spirit. It is assumed that next year the project will cover all structural divisions of the Polotsk City Central Hospital. The project organizers are the administration and the council of nurses of the polyclinic.

Ekaterina Knyazeva – BELTA.