Trucker health summit to be held in Atlanta
Trucker health summit to be held in Atlanta
Created: Monday, February 6th, 2012 02:01 pm
The Healthy Trucking Association of America recently announced Atlanta will be the location of the 2012 HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit, which is an opportunity for truckers around the nation to learn about the newest innovations in trucker health and safety regulations.
The summit, themed Raising Awareness to Taking Action, will take place on April 24-26 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center, and will feature a number of speakers to discuss topics such as obesity and weight loss, sleep disorders, hypertension and heart health, respiratory health and diabetes.
Attendees of the summit, such as trucking industry leaders, safety directors, human resources directors, recruitment and retention managers and trucking executives, will learn about new practices to improve trucker health, as well as ways truckers can reduce their health risks.
While health is a main concern of many truckers, faith is another issue that is on the minds of commercial drivers, reported Eau Claire, Wisconsin, ABC affiliate WQOW.
According to the news source, a mobile chapel called Transport Christ Mobile Chapel helps drivers on the road maintain their faith, and visitors to the mobile chapel can come from all backgrounds, not just trucking.
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