A health promotion program

The Healthy Lifestyle Program is an innovative program that aims to provide tools and promote a healthy lifestyle among the population of the people with psychiatric disabilities in Israel. The benefits of an active lifestyle are well known - the positive outcomes of engaging in sports activities contribute to physical and mental health. Yet today, the population of people with psychiatric disabilities’ need to lead a healthy lifestyle is not addressed. This is the only program that harbors a holistic approach to rehabilitation of this population in Israel today. The program operates three main trajectories: physical activities (fitness classes); workshops and monthly lectures on healthy living (nutrition, smoking cessation) and mindfulness enhancing activities (Yoga, Thai Chi, etc.). The development of the program poses a ground-breaking opportunity to establish an innovative rehabilitative approach not only in Enosh’s branches, but also as part of other mental health institutions in Israel.