The Business Council of Fairfield County Honors 47 Companies for Creating Healthy Workplaces

February 9, 2017

Stamford, Connecticut; February 9, 2017 — The Business Council of Fairfield County will host our Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program on Tuesday, February 14 at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa from 8:00-9:30am.

The Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program was established to highlight the efforts of employers who understand the competitive advantage of a healthy workforce and who have implemented a diverse range of programs to promote a healthy workplace and assist their employees to live healthier lives.  The recognition program is presented by The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable, with the generous support of Key Insurance Benefits & Services, Nestlé Waters North America, UnitedHealthcare of CT, Inc and Webster Bank.

 “Key and our predecessor companies First Niagara Risk Management and Pierson & Smith have been active sponsors of the Healthy Workplaces program since its inception,” said Matthew Fair, Vice President, Key Insurance & Benefits Services and co-chair of The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable. “We helped The Business Council establish the Health Workplaces program ten years ago, and we are proud of Key’s continued dedication to supporting a culture of health and wellness in our business community.” 

This year we are honoring 47 companies by four categories of distinction - Platinum, Gold, Silver and Innovation - awarded on the basis of program components and outcomes.

“What has been fascinating to witness is how companies continue to improve upon their wellness programs and are steadfast in making wellness a priority,” commented Anthony Aguanno, Senior Account Executive, UnitedHealthcare of CT, Inc and co-chair, The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable. “From increasing engagement to identifying modifiable risk factors, these employers have been able to increase employee satisfaction and productivity while posting medical cost savings.”

Those being recognized in the Platinum category include Aquarion Water Company (Bridgeport); Bigelow Tea (Fairfield); Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (Ridgefield); Cartus Corporation (Danbury); Citrin Cooperman (Norwalk); Crius Energy Management LLC (Norwalk); Daymon Worldwide, Inc. (Stamford); EBP Supply Solutions (Milford); Eversource Energy (Berlin, CT); Fisher Brothers Management Co. (New York, NY); Harman International Industries (Stamford); Mercuria Energy Trading, Inc. (Greenwich); Neopost USA (Milford); Nestlé Waters North America (Stamford); Norwalk Community College (Norwalk); People's United Bank (Bridgeport); Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford); Stew Leonard’s (Norwalk); Tauck Inc. (Wilton); University of Hartford (West Hartford); USA Hauling & Recycling Inc. (Enfield); Yale University (New Haven); and Yale New Haven Health System.

Those being recognized in the Gold category include Ability Beyond (Bethel); American Heart Association (Purchase, NY); Bank of Ireland (Stamford); CBP (Stamford); Chelsea Piers (Stamford); City of Milford, Connecticut; Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (Stratford); Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits (Stamford); Fairfield University; First County Bank (Stamford); Gault Family Companies (Westport); HAI Group (Cheshire); Mohegan Sun/Mohegan Tribe (Uncasville); Mystic Aquarium; Quinnipiac University (Hamden); Really Good Stuff (Monroe); Sacred Heart University (Fairfield); and Webster Bank (Waterbury),

Those being recognized in the Silver category include The Ashforth Company (Stamford); Charter Oak Communities (Stamford); Coppola and Sons Construction Company (Stamford); Goodwill of Western and Northern CT (Bridgeport); and Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk).

In an attempt to recognize those who have created a novel approach or tool to address productivity or health issues in their organizations, the Innovation Award - a new category this year - will be awarded to Charter Oak Communities (Stamford); Grade A ShopRite (Norwalk); and Yale University.

Corporate Wellness Programs in the Region
Research demonstrates that employers realize increased productivity and reduced direct healthcare costs when they offer health and wellness programs to their employees.

“We have learned, not surprisingly, that more than two-thirds of health care spending is linked to behaviors that ultimately make us unhealthy.  Yet we have also learned that productivity and health care costs are equally linked to health,” commented Tanya Court, Director, Public Policy and Programs, The Business Council of Fairfield County. “As costs related to health and health care escalate business has responded in a variety of ways.  Just as our recognition program has evolved, so to have the many ways our workforces have engaged on wellness.”

Presented by The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable, registration will begin at 7:45, and the breakfast program will be held from 8:00-9:30am. Registration is $40. To register, please contact The Business Council of Fairfield County at 203-359-3220 or visit www.businessfairfield.com.

About The Wellness Roundtable

The Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program is an initiative of The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable.  Concentrating on the issues of health and wellness, The Wellness Roundtable is a vehicle for best practice exchange, conducts a communications and events program to raise awareness of wellness and serves as a catalyst for employers to take cooperative action in meeting the health-related needs of their employees.

About The Business Council of Fairfield County

Over the past decade, The Business Council of Fairfield County has emerged as a nationally respected and influential regional network of business leaders, committed to strengthening the economic vitality of our region and the performance of its member firms through research-based public policy initiatives, information services and network building programs.  It was formed in 1970 by the merger of three existing organizations, the oldest of which had been founded in 1890. Today, The Business Council of Fairfield County is a private, not-for profit corporation governed by a volunteer board of senior executives and served by a professional staff.  It has more than 200 corporate and non-profit institution members.