Health officials, who so wish, may go to work by bicycle, through the project “Come to work by bicycle”, framed in the “Policy for the promotion of physical activity with a focus on the life cycle”, of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare.
The implementation of going to the workplace, at the central level of this ministry, on two wheels and pedaling, is expected for the end of April, according to Mr. Eduardo Enciso, responsible for the department of Prevention and Control of Risk Factors of this institution. He himself referred that Parking and dressing rooms will be available for this purpose.
The official interested in using his bicycle as a means of transportation needs to carry out the following steps and know some indications: Manage and have a medical certificate, stating that he can cycle (private management). Register at the Department of Health and Social Security with the medical certificate that enables you to cycle.
Schedule: The entrance for cyclists will be enabled from 06:00 to 07:15, and they will have 15 minutes to clean up and dress, it must be according to the institution.
Bicycle parking: at the main entrance on Pettirossi street, right side of the central garden of the institution, parking lot of the main entrance of the 18th Sanitary Region – Capital, on Brasil street. He Ministry is not responsible for the theft, robbery or theft of bicycles or objects left on the premises or parking lot of the institution.
Some benefits of using the bicycle as an active means of transportation to get to jobs:
-Strengthens the immune system and improves physical capacity.
-Increases blood flow and improves lung capacity.
-Decreases the percentage of fat in the body.
-Increases motor coordination and bone mass (makes bones stronger).
-By cycling you save money on public transport.
-No gasoline is spent and there is no bicycle traffic.
-You don’t have to pay for parking.
-The bike is not heavy and fits in most places.
-It does not contaminate the environment.
The execution of the project “I came to work by bike” It is coordinated by the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Directorate and the Human Resources General Directorate, through the Department of Health and Social Security (DSSS), and the People Development Directorate.
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