The Business Council of Fairfield County

NEWS & EVENTS

The Business Council
of Fairfield County Honors 30 Companies
from Three States for Creating
Healthy Workplaces

Stamford, Connecticut; February 14, 2011 - - “So how many of you worked out this morning?” asked Jed Dow, Senior Manager, Health and Fitness, Deloitte Services L.P., of an audience of over 160 at the Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Event hosted by The Business Council of Fairfield County.

Even at 7:45am, with some honorees arriving from New York, Danbury and Mansfield, CT, there was a healthy show of hands. It was a fitting opening as The Business Council of Fairfield County kicked off its third Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program, held at the Holiday Inn in Stamford, CT.

“Today is big!” commented John King, Chair, The Business Council of Fairfield County’s Wellness Roundtable and Vice President, Client Development, UnitedHealthcare of CT, Inc. “Thirty companies are here to be honored for their cutting edge programs to promote healthy workplaces,” King said. “We have tripled participation since The Business Council launched this effort in 2007, a clear indication that companies are increasingly recognizing the value of wellness programs.”

There were three categories of distinction, Platinum, Gold and Silver, awarded on the basis of program components and outcomes.

Those being recognized in the Platinum category include Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (North Haven, CT); Big Y Foods, Inc. (Springfield, MA); Cartus (Danbury, CT); Deloitte (Stamford, CT); IBM (Somers, NY); Town of Mansfield, CT, Mansfield Board of Education, Region 19 Board of Education and Eastern Highlands Health District; Nestlé Waters North America (Stamford, CT); People's United Bank (Bridgeport, CT); Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT); Sikorsky (Stratford, CT); Stamford Hospital (Stamford, CT); Tauck (Norwalk, CT); and Terex Corporation (Westport,CT).

Those being recognized in the Gold category include Ability Beyond Disability (Bethel, CT); American Heart Association (Westchester/Fairfield Counties); AmeriCares (Stamford, CT); R.C. Bigelow (Fairfield, CT); University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT); Mediacom Communications (Middletown, CT); Pawling Corporation (Wassaic & Pawling, NY); Purdue Pharma L.P. (Stamford, CT); Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) and XL America (Stamford, CT).

Those being recognized in the Silver category include Compass Furnished Apartments (Stamford, CT); Fairfield County Bank (Ridgefield, CT); 1-800-Flowers (New York, NY); Rockwood Service Corporation (Danbury, CT); Silver Hill Hospital (New Canaan, CT); St. Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport, CT) and Telephonics Corporation (Farmingdale, NY).

The recognition ceremony was followed by a panel dialogue with an honoree presenting from each of the award categories; Fairfield County Bank, Ability Beyond Disability and Cartus.

A common theme among the presentations was the significance of employee engagement, not just in incenting healthy behavior changes, but also when designing wellness programs and activities.

At Cartus we know that a focus on wellness is great for the company and its employees, said Amy Meichner, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Cartus. “We strive for this shared success in our approach to wellness.”

In the program’s closing remarks, Christopher Bruhl, President & CEO, The Business Council of Fairfield County remarked, “Think about this; there are about 1 million employees employed by the companies recognized today, with roughly 50,000 employees in Connecticut. Our combined in state workforce is comparable to the entire workforce of state government.”

To read the honorees’ Healthy Workplace submissions, or to view the panel presentations, visit www.businessfairfield.com. For more information on the Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program, please contact Tanya Court, Vice President of Public Policy and Programs, The Business Council of Fairfield County, 203-359-3220.

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 300 corporate and non-profit institution members and 1100 professional affiliates.

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