Workplace Wellness Program Achievements
February 7, 2018
Stamford, Connecticut; February 7, 2018 - - The Business Council of Fairfield County will host our Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program on Wednesday, February 14 at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa from 8:00-9:30am.
“Not to state the obvious, but changing behaviors is hard,” commented Matthew Fair, Vice President, Key Insurance & Benefits Services and co-chair of The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable. “Through creative programming, employee feedback, and health assessment measures, our 2018 Healthy Workplace honorees are succeeding in improving the health and productivity of their employees while reducing overall health care costs.”
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, and UnitedHealthcare of CT, Inc.
“Employers continue to make great progress on assuring a healthy workplace for their employees. Encouraging physical activity, promoting healthy eating choices and managing chronic illness are the cornerstones of success for this year’s honorees,” stated Anthony Aguanno, senior account executive, UnitedHealthcare and co-chair, The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable. “Of interest to our panel of reviewers this year was the number of programs that broadened the definition of wellness to include financial and emotional health.”
This year we are honoring 44 companies by four categories of distinction, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Innovation, awarded on the basis of program components and outcomes.
Those being recognized in the Platinum category include Affinion Group Inc. (Stamford), Bigelow Tea (Fairfield), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ridgefield), Chelsea Piers Connecticut (Stamford), Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (Stratford), Crius Energy Management, LLC (Norwalk), EBP Supply Solutions (Milford), General Dynamics Electric Boat (Groton), Harman International (Stamford), Mercuria Energy Trading, Inc. (Greenwich), Mohegan Sun/Mohegan Tribe (Uncasville), Neopost USA (Milford), Norwalk Community College (Norwalk), People's United Bank (Bridgeport), Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford), Quinnipiac University (Hamden), Stew Leonard's (Norwalk), Tauck (Wilton), United Rentals, Inc. (Stamford), University of Hartford (West Hartford), Yale New Haven Health System and Being Well at Yale, Yale University (New Haven).
Those being recognized in the Gold category include Ability Beyond (Bethel), American Heart Association (Norwalk), The Ashforth Company (Stamford), Bank of Ireland (Stamford), BIC Corporation (Shelton), CBP, an Alera Group Company (Stamford), City of Milford (Milford), Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits (Stamford), Fairfield University (Fairfield), First County Bank (Stamford), Gault Family Companies (Westport), Hospital for Special Care (New Britain), Masonicare (Wallingford), Sacred Heart University (Fairfield), Mystic Aquarium (Mystic), Southington Public Schools (Southington), Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Inc. (Norwalk), Webster Bank (Waterbury), and Weeden & Co., L.P. (Greenwich).
Those being recognized in the Silver category include Cooper Surgical Inc. (Trumbull), Grade A ShopRite (Norwalk), and Preferred Brands International, Inc. (Stamford).
The Innovation Award, recognizing those who have created a novel approach or tool to address productivity or health issues in their organizations, will be awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat (Groton).
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 $45. 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.
