The quality of life of each employee depends on that individual's ability to manage his or her overall health and well-being.

We have developed health-awareness and preventive-care programs that help our people address physical, environmental, and behavioral factors that could lead to sickness or injury. We provide on-site seminars to our employees on such topics as nutrition, ergonomics, and stress management.

We also offer preventive health screenings for cardiovascular, respiratory, vision, and other physical risks. To fight the spread of infectious disease, we have established vaccination programs for employees at many of our locations around the world.

Extending health programs to our neighbors

The following examples illustrate the ways in which we support community health and well-being through targeted programs:

	Costa Rica We provided medical services for 305 school children from 15 schools in 2 communities and also sponsored a Healthy Skin Day during which more than 800 community members were treated by 10 participating dermatologists.
	Dominican Republic We supported the formation of DSPLR (the Dominican Society for the Prevention of Labor Risk), the first professional organization in the country of its kind. Together with DSPLR and INTEC University, we are implementing a construction safety program to reduce workplace sickness and accidents in our industry.
	Mexico We partner with local health organizations such as Centros de Salud and COMUSIDA Zapotiltic (the Zapotiltic Municipal Council for the Prevention of AIDS) to present seminars on topics such as HIV-AIDs awareness, drug- and alcohol-abuse prevention, dental and vision care, and healthy lifestyles.
	Nicaragua We helped fund a mobile health diagnostic unit as part of an initiative promoted by the office of the first lady, Mrs. Lila T. de Bolaños.
	Philippines Our medical, dental, and Feed-a-Kid programs focus community attention on health and hygiene.