The financial institution dedicates a week to promoting and raising awareness about the importance of following healthy lifestyle habits among its employees. Medical consultations, nutrition, physical exercise, mental health, sleep hygiene and many other activities are champions in all countries where the bank is present.
“For BBVA, it is essential to care about the well-being of our team. The team is our best asset “We try to give them the best value offer,” he explains. Araceli Morato, Head of Occupational Health at BBVA. Since 2022, the Bank has focused on this area with programs that are already achieving significant results. “Throughout these months, More than 10,000 employees participated in conferences dedicated to emotional management. “About a thousand employees have attended conferences on anxiety, and the sleep hygiene training course was one of those that had the biggest impact,” he adds.
Particularly relevant are Studies to prevent various types of diseases. Thanks to the colon cancer prevention study, in which 3,000 employees participated, one case of early-stage cancer and six pre-cancerous lesions were detected; The Dermoscopy Skin Cancer Prevention Campaign identified five malignant and two premalignant lesions; Through the genetic study for the prevention of hereditary diseases, nine positive cardiovascular mutation cases were discovered. “The programs we have implemented They directly assist our specialists with prevention and early recognitionIn addition to raising awareness about physical and mental health, Morato says.
In celebration of Health Week, BBVA has set an agenda full of activities dedicated to physical and mental health, nutrition, sports and safety. “We have conferences on active breaks to learn how to introduce exercise into the workplace and avoid back pain, talks on technology stress to raise awareness about healthy use of technologies, postural hygiene classes and presentations to maintain emotional battery,” details.
Among the activities Glaucoma prevention and stress tests In Spain, positive therapies with animals in Venezuela, activities with the trekking club and running club in Turkey or workshops on motherhood and parenting in Peru, among others.
Nutrition will be one of the heroes of the day Because previous initiatives in this regard had a positive impact. “We have an ongoing nutritional advice campaign with a participation rate of 20% of the workforce in Spain and a satisfaction level of over 91%. The data is similar in the rest of the countries, demonstrating the interest that this type of action arouses,” Morato points out. Throughout Wellness Week, forms different from Nutritional and body composition advice And master classes in nutrition.
Rest training, balanced diets, “mindfulness” and sports activities such as group yoga classes, “spinning” or racing up the 458 steps of the legendary La Villa building complete the week-long agenda to promote healthy habits and promote well-being. Big company.
