The National Business Group on Health this week recognized 63 U.S. employers for their continued efforts in promoting healthy work environments and encouraging employee wellness.
Winners of the 2014 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards were honored in one of two categories: Platinum, for exemplary workplace well-being programs, cultures and results; and Gold, for making cultural and environmental changes and developing comprehensive programs that support employees healthy lifestyle goals.
Marriott International, one of eight first-time winners, created its TakeCare program in 2010 to empower employees to take personal responsibility for health management.
From worksite wellness challenges and monthly webinars to free health coaches, assessments, maternity support and a smoking cessation program, Marriott says TakeCare has helped employees both improve and maintain health. Additionally, the company adds that it is piloting a new certification program to recognize its hotels that are going above and beyond to create a healthy work environment for associates.
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The health and wellbeing of our associates are top priorities and we are committed to providing the appropriate tools to help them adopt a healthy lifestyle, Jill Berger, vice president of health and welfare at Marriott International tells EBN. This award is a testament to not only our hard work establishing a sustainable wellness culture at Marriott, but also our passion to make choosing health every day both easy and fun.
Meanwhile, petrochemicals manufacturer SABIC, also one of the first-time recipients, believes its employees are the most important asset.
We know that the path to a healthy lifestyle starts with disease prevention, which is why weve made health screening the cornerstone of our employee wellness program, says Mark Bourne, senior director of HR, SABIC Americas. By encouraging biometric risk assessments for our employees and providing follow-up counseling on the results, SABIC is helping employees to uncover disease risks and delivering the education and support necessary for them to take charge of their health.
The full list of winners are:
PLATINUM
Aetna**
Aramark
Baptist Health South Florida***
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Cerner Corporation**
Cigna**
Eaton
Fidelity Investments
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Hewlett-Packard
Humana Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
PepsiCo
Sprint
The Boeing Company
The Hartford
Union Pacific
UnitedHealth Group
WellPoint, Inc.
Willis North America Inc.
GOLD
Accenture, LLC
Assurant, Inc.
AstraZeneca
Bank of America
Baylor Health Care System*
BD
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BP America Inc.
Cardinal Health
Carolinas HealthCare System
Chrysler Group LLC
CNO Financial*
Cummins Inc.
CVS Caremark
DTE Energy
Erie Insurance
Geisinger Health System
Health Care Service Corporation
Healthways
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Kaiser Permanente
KeyBank
Lockheed Martin Corporation*
Marriott International, Inc.*
MasterCard*
McKesson
MGM Resorts International®*
Michelin North America, Inc.
Pitney Bowes
SABIC*
Sanofi US
State Farm®
Target Corporation
Texas Health Resources
Texas Instruments Incorporated
The Kroger Co.*
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Unum
UPMC and UPMC Health Plan
Vanderbilt University and Medical Center
Visant Corporation
Walgreens
Zurich North America*
* Denotes first time winner
** Denotes winning platinum honors five consecutive years
*** Denotes winning platinum honors for ten years