Stress affects the human body in many ways. It can take the body a full 6 weeks to recover from just one stressful event (and, as an HR professional, you know about stress!). Medicine, exercise, and diet are important factors in disease prevention, but controlling our minds is just as important.
Order this interactive webinar recording, when our health expert discusses ways to achieve better health and greater productivity through simple, effective mindwork. She’ll also help you better understand how stressors can affect your employees in various ways.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- How the mind works, and what happens when stress attacks
- Why stress causes illnesses and injuries
- How stress can age you prematurely
- Tips for staying clear minded and focused
- Effective strategies for giving your mind a mini-vacation
- Steps to reprogram your brain to minimize stress
- How to develop instant “relaxation recall”
This webinar was recorded on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
About Your Speaker:
Pam Austin, RN, BSN, is the founder and principal of Commonwealth Occupational Safety & Health Associates, LLC, a certified SWAM company located in Richmond, Virginia. COSHA provides services in occupational medicine and health for large Fortune 500 companies and local and state government agencies throughout Central Virginia. She has developed successful programs for clients in ergonomics, cancer education, heart healthy living, drug screen prevention, and many health/safety topics for industry, government agencies, associations, and insurance companies. Working closely with clients, Austin is involved with improving the health and safety of the employee and in helping the employer discover ways of accomplishing that objective with screenings, education, and policy making, following through with sustainable prevention and cost-containment measures.
With 29 years of developing and implementing successful occupational health services, Austin has served in leadership roles in various local, state, and national organizations while committed to providing health and injury prevention services to employees and employers.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
