Technopark is all set to adopt a healthy life style at the Workplaces. This was reverberated at the session on Healthy Life style at IT Workplaces organised by the Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH) in association with the Kerala State IT Mission and Technopark. The session brought together the Human Resource Professionals, Health Experts and Health organisations on a common platform and discussed the concept of maintaining a healthy life style at the workplace and sensitised the Technopark Community on Health and Wellness at the IT Workplace. The session included discussions and presentations on the foundation of creating a healthy workforce, which dwelt on prevention of life style diseases, Healthy Nutrition and Stress Management.
Stressing on the need for a healthy life style, speakers stressed on the need to balance the different components of life style like the workspace, family space, Social Space and personal space. Dr L Vijayalekshmi, HOD, Applied Nutrition, Trivandrum Medical College, stressed on the need for IT professionals to re-engineer the life style on a regular exercise and healthy diet.
Dr. V Mohanan Nair, State Nodal Officer, National Programme for Prevention of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke stressed on the responsibility of the IT firms to provide healthy food options at the cafeterias and also on the importance of taking precautionary measures to fight the onset of Non-communicable diseases.
Mr. R Narayanan, Chief Mentor, Faith Infotech spoke on the need for the professionals working in the IT Sector to embark on a personal mission to be healthy.
Other speakers at the session included Mr. Mohan Kumar, Industrial Psychologist, Tiger India, Mr. Anil Thricovil, CEO, Alamy Images, Mr. S Rama Rao, President GTECH and Mr. Satish Babu, Secretary, GTECH.
In a Press statement, GTECH stated that such sessions would be an ongoing activity and will strive for creating a platform in Technopark to regularly communicate with the medical fraternity in the state.
Stressing on the need for a healthy life style, speakers stressed on the need to balance the different components of life style like the workspace, family space, Social Space and personal space. Dr L Vijayalekshmi, HOD, Applied Nutrition, Trivandrum Medical College, stressed on the need for IT professionals to re-engineer the life style on a regular exercise and healthy diet.
Dr. V Mohanan Nair, State Nodal Officer, National Programme for Prevention of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke stressed on the responsibility of the IT firms to provide healthy food options at the cafeterias and also on the importance of taking precautionary measures to fight the onset of Non-communicable diseases.
Mr. R Narayanan, Chief Mentor, Faith Infotech spoke on the need for the professionals working in the IT Sector to embark on a personal mission to be healthy.
Other speakers at the session included Mr. Mohan Kumar, Industrial Psychologist, Tiger India, Mr. Anil Thricovil, CEO, Alamy Images, Mr. S Rama Rao, President GTECH and Mr. Satish Babu, Secretary, GTECH.
In a Press statement, GTECH stated that such sessions would be an ongoing activity and will strive for creating a platform in Technopark to regularly communicate with the medical fraternity in the state.
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