Member Spotlight
Business Group recognizes member contributions in 2008 Honor Roll
The expertise and time contributions of all these individuals allow the National Business Group on Health to provide business solutions, opportunities for invaluable peer-to-peer interaction and education, and informed public policy.
20 Business Group member companies listed in Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in 2008"
Congratulations to the following member companies for being named as one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For 2008":
American Express
AstraZeneca
Baptist Health South Florida
Cisco Systems
Edward Jones
FedEx
Genentech
General Mills
Healthways
Marriott International |
Mayo Clinic
Microsoft
Nike
Paychex
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Principal Financial Group
Publix Super Markets
Texas Instruments
Vision Service Plan
Wegmans Food Markets |
FPL Group, Inc. awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2007 Innovation in Prevention Award
FPL Group, Inc. was awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2007 Innovation in Prevention Award for its company-wide health program, FPL-WELL.
The Innovation in Prevention Awards honor businesses, public agencies and non-profits for their efforts in health promotion and chronic disease prevention. FPL Group was selected from 40 candidates in the Healthy Work Force category for large companies.
FPL-WELL, which was launched in 1991, includes four divisions — Health Promotion, Fitness Centers, Health Centers and Employee Assistance Program/Mental Health. The program offers innovative opportunities and incentives to help employees, their families and company retirees lose weight, stop smoking, lower their cholesterol and improve their overall health. Nearly 90 percent of FPL Group's 14,000 eligible participants took part in at least one FPL-WELL program last year.
Aetna, Cisco Systems, Delta Air Lines, GlaxoSmithKline and Pitney Bowes recognized for Behavioral Health Programs
Aetna, Cisco Systems, Delta Air Lines, GlaxoSmithKline and Pitney Bowes recognized for Behavioral Health Programs The Behavioral Health Awards program was established to recognize employers that develop, implement, and evaluate innovative behavioral health benefits and programs to improve an employer's business operations and the health of beneficiaries.
Five companies and six programs were honored. The award-winning programs address prevention, early intervention, treatment, disease management, return-to-work issues, and disability management. Award winning programs are featured as case-studies in an issue brief on employer innovation in behavioral health.
Behavioral Health Awards Press Release
Kathryn Power, CMHS Director, Commends Private Sector for Addressing Nation's Mental Health Challenges
Behavioral Health Awards Issue Brief
41 Business Group members recognized as Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles in 2007.
The Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award acknowledges and rewards those organizations that apply creative, comprehensive solutions to improving the health of employees, its more important purpose is to serve as a catalyst for action.
2007 Award Winners are:
PLATINUM
Baptist Health South Florida
Dell Inc.
FPL Group
Hannaford Brothers Company
IBM
Kellogg Company
Motorola Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Principal Financial Group
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Union Pacific Railroad |
GOLD
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Bath Iron Works, A General Dynamics Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Campbell Soup Company
CIGNA
Cisco
General Mills, Inc.
Gilsbar, Inc.
H-E-B
Intel Corporation
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Medtronic, Inc.
Northeast Utilities
Pepsi Bottling Group
Quest Diagnostics
Roche
Unum
Volvo Group (including Mack Trucks, Inc.)
WaMu |
SILVER
EMC Corporation
Fiserv, Inc.
JC Penney Corporation, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
PRO Sports Club
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Target Corporation
Verizon Wireless
Visant Corporation
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Dahna Baisley, Director of Health and Insurance Programs Honeywell International Inc. named as one of Business Insurance's Women to Watch
Dahna is a member of the National Business Group on Health's obesity, consumer-directed health care and health care cost solutions groups, seeking ways to provide higher quality health care at affordable prices.
63 Business Group members included in 2008 Fortune 100 Listing
The following member companies are included in the 2008 Fortune 100 listing:
Wal-Mart Stores
Exxon Mobil
Chevron
General Motors
General Electric
Ford Motor Company
Bank of America
AT&T
J.P.MorganChase
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Verizon Communications
McKesson
Cardinal Health
Morgan Stanley
Home Depot
Procter & Gamble
CVS Caremark
UnitedHealth Group
Kroger
Boeing |
Costco Wholesale
Merrill Lynch
Target
State Farm Insurance
Wellpoint
Dell
Johnson & Johnson
Wells Fargo
Dow Chemical
MetLife
Microsoft
United Parcel Service
Pfizer
Lowe's
Time Warner
Medco Health Solutions
Lockheed Martin
Sprint Nextel
PepsiCo
Intel
Altria Group |
Kraft Foods
Motorola
Walt Disney
FedEx
Cisco Systems
Honeywell International
Prudential Financial
American Express
Northrop Grumman
Comcast
Alcoa
DuPont
Coca-Cola
Aetna
General Dynamics
Tyson Foods
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Hartford Financial Services
Abbott Laboratories
Washington Mutual
Humana
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