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Health Canada and the Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work (CCHALW) proudly present the Business Case for Active Living at Work.The Business Case for Active Living at Work was launched at the office of Imperial Life Insurance Company in Toronto, Ontario on March 28, 2001 at 10:00 AM. Speakers included: Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk from the School of Kinesiology at York University, Dr. Art Quinney from CCHALW and former Chair of the Coordinating Council of Health Services at the University of Alberta, Dr. Julia Alleyn of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and Mr. David Fransen, Director General of the Centre for Healthy Human Development, Health Canada. For more on the launch, view the <press release>. Launch of the Business Case for Active Living at Work. From left to HELPING EMPLOYEES GET ACTIVE IMPROVES HEALTH AND THE BOTTOM LINE New web site prompts employers to get active about workplace inactivity. TORONTO - Health Canada and the Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work (CCHALW) today launched a new web site called The Business Case for Active Living at Work. This is Canada's only comprehensive web site dedicated to promoting the benefits of an active workplace. Located at www.activelivingatwork.com, the web site is part of a national strategy to decrease physical inactivity among Canadians by 10 per cent by 2003. "Physical inactivity is a serious health threat for too many Canadians.
We spend too much time sitting in our cars commuting to and from work,
and sitting at our desks," said Health Minister Allan Rock. "In
the 2001 Speech from the Throne, my government announced it will strengthen
its efforts to encourage physical activity among Canadians. This is one
of our first steps to focus on employers, who have an important role to
play in supporting workers' intentions to become more active. The Business
Case for Active Living at Work will help employers become active about
physical inactivity." "Our research, published in the November issue of the Canadian
Medical Association Journal, concluded that illness due to physical inactivity
is costing the Canadian health care system at least $2.1 billion annually
in direct health care costs," said Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk of York University's
Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Sciences. "Epidemiological data
have established that physical inactivity increases the incidence of at
least 17 unhealthy conditions, almost all of which are chronic diseases
or considered risk factors for chronic diseases." Attachments:
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