Gear Up for the Healthy Trucking Summit
Posted on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
For the fourth consecutive year, the Healthy Trucking Summit will take place in an effort to improve the overall health of the trucking industry.
It will be held April 24-26, 2012 at Atlanta’s Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Centennial Olympic Park. As usual, the event will be hosted by the Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA).
According to TruckingInfo.com, this year the event will mostly focus on specific problems that face the trucking industry.
These problems include obesity, sleep disorders, diabetes, hypertension, breathing issues and heart problems.
Due to many of these issues, truck drivers are now known for having a life expectancy of about 60 years. The result is that drivers who continually choose to live in an unhealthy way are dying younger than they should. This not only affects them, but their families, and it can also give the trucking industry a negative reputation. The purpose of events like the Healthy Trucking Summit is to not only help drivers get healthier and live longer, but also improve the reputation of this field.
Along the same lines, this event will be the start of a new awareness campaign that spreads information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is another health problem facing the industry. This medical condition makes it difficult to breathe, and is most often caused by smoking. Since the acronym for this disease is COPD, the campaign is fittingly referred to as the Drive4COPD. The campaign is a joint effort between the HTAA and the COPD Foundation
The main audience for the Healthy Trucking Summit may be truck drivers themselves, but many other people can benefit from attending. Some of the most frequently targeted audience members when it comes to this event are fleet manageers, HR management, recruiters, safety directors, and anyone interested in the health and safety of those in the trucking industry.
When you attend the summit, you will have an opportunity to choose the discussions you wish to listen to, depending on the medical issues that most concern you. These discussions will present updated facts on each medical condition, as well as how to reduce your risks of developing any of the issues presented. There is a social aspect of this event, too, allowing you to meet leaders in this industry as you come together for a common cause: your health.
The costs are $95 for members and $195 for non-members, which includes all meals, events, and the skybox event. You can register at the Healthy Trucking Summit 2012 website. If you wish to stay at the Omni Hotel, you can get a special reduced rate when you indicate your interest as you register online.
You are encouraged to not only sign up for the event today, but also share this information with coworkers, management, and anyone else who may be interested in improving the health of those in the trucking industry.