Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by admin in Press Releases
Center for Health Value Innovation Members Honored as 2009 Best Employers for Health Lifestyles By National Business Group on Health
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – June 30, 2009 – The Center for Health Value Innovation, (www.vbhealth.org), the nation’s premier organization dedicated to establishing value and producing evidence for sustainable health and financial improvement, announced today that 11 of its member organizations received awards for the 2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles from the National Business Group On Health (NBGH; http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/).
NBGH is the nation’s only non-profit, membership organization of large employers devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most important healthcare and related benefits issues, and its awards program acknowledges those organizations for their exceptional commitment to a healthy workplace and for helping their employees and families make better choices about their own health and well-being.
Recognizing The Center members which earned this distinction, Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of The Center says, “Our member companies continue to be acknowledged for their cultures of health and emphasis on prevention and wellness, testimony to the success of value-based benefit design,” says Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center. “They are pioneers and innovators, demonstrating the power of consumer engagement to drive improved health, better outcomes and lower cost trends.”
These Center members earned the following NBGH 2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Winners awards:
PLATINUM: Recognizing established “Healthy Weight, Healthy Lifestyles” programs with measurable success and documented outcomes.
FPL Group
Hannaford Supermarkets
IBM
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Quest Diagnostics
(Campbell Soup Company is part of this award category. While not a member of the Board of the Center, it is working with the Center and other companies in the Camden Counties Healthy Employees Consortium for an innovative model of value-based design).
GOLD: For creating cultural and environmental changes that support employees who are committed to long-term behavior changes.
Chrysler Group LLC
Humana
Mayo Clinic
WellPoint, Inc.
SILVER: For employers who have launched programs or services to promote living a healthier lifestyle.
sanofi-aventis U.S.
About The Center for Health Value Innovation
Information Exchange for Value-Based Design
Launched in 2007, The Center for Health Value Innovation is a multi-stakeholder not-for-profit (501c3) alliance focused on employers that drives the financial value of health dollars. www.vbhealth.org.
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