Improving the health of forest workers

A health programme in South-eastern Finland aimed at improving the lifestyle and eventually the general fitness and health condition of forest workers. Many of the workers had many years of experience of working in the forest and were doing a professional job. But after taking part in the health programme they soon found that the new changes in lifestyle improved their performance in the field and even halved the risk of injuries at work. Since the programme was such a success, workers who already participated in the training are passing on the knowledge to their fellow colleagues.

Do you think that such health programmes are important for forest workers and should be a wide-spread practice in Nordic Baltic forestry?

Read the entire article by Krista Kimmo here