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Show internal support and encouragement and work with local partners to support those looking to make long term healthy lifestyle changes

How to achieve this:

 

Further Information:

Work with local organisations to provide support to staff in making healthy behaviour changes:

  • Healthy Cornwall can provide in-house sessions on a variety of healthy lifestyle topics and themes

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Management should show enthusiasm and encouragement to those making healthy changes to foster an environment of peer support and motivation:

  • Celebrate staff achievements if appropriate
  • Allow time to attend healthy weight/healthy eating-based sessions run by local organisations or online
  • Run in house campaigns/challenges/weekly groups etc supporting healthy lifestyles
  • Look into active travel/physical activity section for ideas to help staff be more active

Helpful Resources:

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