The Quit to Win! Challenge
Since 2000, The Quit to Win! Challenge has encouraged Quebeckers who want to butt out to stop smoking for at least six weeks, from March 1 to April 11, with the help of a non-smoking sponsor or team member who wants to quit smoking too. This popular, positive, dynamic and above all effective campaign has success rates that are among the best in the world. Two out of three participants are successful in the Challenge!


5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge
Positive and motivating, the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge is a major campaign that encourages children and adults to take action for their health, enjoyably, from March 1 to April 11. In addition to encouraging the public to make a concrete effort to eat better and get more active, the Health Challenge is innovating for 2010 with the addition of the “Wellness” component, for a more global approach to taking care of body and mind! Participants can take on the Health Challenge alone, with family members or as part of a team with friends or colleagues.

To find out more about the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge


Smoke-Free Family
With its “Take Your Butt Outside” campaign, the Smoke-Free Family program invites Quebec families to make their homes and cars smoke-free zones. It’s not an anti-smoking campaign per se, but an anti-smoke campaign. The point? To protect children and family members from the harmful effects of tobacco. Smoke-Free Family is for both smokers and non-smokers, those who live alone and those who are part of a traditional family or who live with roommates.


Health Check™
Health Check™ is a volunteer, non-profit information program about food, created by Canada’s Heart & Stroke Foundation. It helps people quickly identify healthy choices at the grocery store. ACTI-MENU is a consultant to the Foundation regarding technical aspects of the program, such as developing and implementing criteria and the product acceptance process.

Take Care of Your Health
With its global and unique MoSAR™ approach, this program helps employees adopt better habits and achieve personal balance. The MoSAR™ approach goes beyond awareness and provides confidential and personalized support to participants as they work to achieve their health goals. Individual results are also reflected throughout the organization by promoting a better working climate, greater productivity, retention and reduced direct and indirect health costs. The program is implemented using a continuous and personalized approach in partnership with the management team. It has been the subject of an impact study that has demonstrated significant changes in lifestyle.¹ The study also showed a positive return on investment. To find out more: www.masantejemenoccupe.ca (in French only)

¹ Source: RENAUD, L. et al. “Implementation and outcomes of a comprehensive worksite health promotion program,” Canadian Journal of Public Health. Jan.-Feb. 2008. P. 73-77

Planisan
PLANISAN offers a unique, personalized program of health checks that encourage executives to take care of their physical and mental well-being. PLANISAN also encourages participants, in complete confidentiality, to take steps to achieve professional and personal balance as part of overall health management. This exhaustive program includes four essential steps: a checkup, health planning, a report and other consultations as well as follow-up.



ACTI-MENU has recognized expertise in producing health publications with high-quality, easy-to-understand information that promotes healthy habits and psychological balance, as well as the prevention and management of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. Health care workers appreciate these publications, which are available to them free of charge. They are very useful in their dealings with patients and the general public.



ACTI-MENU also frequently acts as a consultant on a variety of public health projects and publishes articles in magazines and newspapers.