RESUMEN
Objective: To support employees maintain a healthy lifestyle. Design: A Prospective Cohort Study. Setting: A'ali Health Center, Bahrain
Method: Ninety-seven medical staff were encouraged to participate in different health work initiatives aimed to improve physical activity; this included the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity per week, improvement of nutritional status, increasing awareness of age and gender-appropriate preventive measures, smoking hazards and absences from work
Result: Ninety-seven employees were included in the study. Vaccination increased to 80 [83%]. Periodic women examination increased to 52 [54%]. Obesity was reduced to 58 [60%]. The average BMI reduced from 28.57 to 26.72. Fruits and vegetables consumption increased to 59 [60.8%]. Fast food consumption reduced to 29 [29.8%]. Regular exercise was increased to 46 patients. None of the smokers quit smoking. Eighty-seven [89.7%] employees had dental screening and scaling
Conclusion: Work health initiatives [WHI] were effective tools in reducing multiple risk factors and disease burdens. The most effective WHI are those that combine health education and physical activities directed towards multiple risk factors