Healthy Worksites Initiative

 Governor's Worksite Wellness Award

Do you think you have a healthy worksite for your employees?  Apply for the Governor's Worksite Wellness Award and see if your worksite can be an award winner.  The online application walks you through key criteria that should be present in worksites to improve employee wellness.  A printed copy of the award application form can be downloaded and filled in by the site wellness coordinator, with input from wellness committee members.  Once all the answers are entered, you should complete the online application.

Governor’s Worksite Wellness Award Winners
Worksite	Award Level	Location		Size	Since
Appleton	Gold	Appleton		Large	July 2009
Creation Technologies Wisconsin Inc.	Gold	Oak Creek		Medium	Oct 2008
Gundersen Lutheran Health System	Gold	LaCrosse		Large	Oct 2008
Memorial Health Center	Gold	Medford		Large	Nov 2008
Polaris Industries, Inc.	Gold	Osceola		Large	Oct 2008
QuadGraphics	Gold	Sussex		Large	Sept 2008
Saint Joseph’s Hospital	Gold	Marshfield		Large	May 2009
4imprint, Inc.	Silver	Oshkosh		Medium	Feb 2009
Altoona School District	Silver	Altoona		Medium	Mar 2009
American Family Insurance	Silver	Madison		Large	Nov 2008
Amery School District	Silver	Amery		Medium	Jan 2009
Beloit Memorial Hospital	Silver	Beloit		Large	Feb 2009
City of Appleton	Silver	Appleton		Large	June 2009
City of Fond du Lac	Silver	Fond du Lac		Medium	Nov 2009
City of Green Bay	Silver	Green Bay		Large	Sept 2009
City of LaCrosse	Silver	LaCrosse		Large	August 2009
Divine Savior Healthcare	Silver	Portage		Large	July 2009
Edgerton Hospital & Health Services	Silver	Edgerton		Medium	Mar 2009
Evergreen Retirement Community	Silver	Oshkosh		Medium	April 2009
Fort Healthcare	Silver	Fort Atkinson		Large	May 2009
Integrys Energy Group	Silver	Green Bay		Large	Feb 2009
Madison Area Technical College	Silver	Madison		Large	Nov 2008
Mid-State Technical College	Silver	Wis. Rapids		Medium	Mar 2009
Milwaukee Public Schools	Silver	Milwaukee		Large	Oct 2008
Mortenson, Matzelle & Meldrum M3	Silver	Madison		Medium	Sept 2008
Physicians Plus Insurance Corp.	Silver	Madison		Medium	Oct 2008
Rice Lake Weighing Systems	Silver	Rice Lake		Medium	Feb 2009
Rock County Government	Silver	Janesville		Large	Nov 2008
Shawano Medical Center	Silver	Shawano		Medium	Nov 2008
Standard Process Inc	Silver	Palmyra		Medium	April 2009
Theda Care	Silver	Appleton		Large	Sept 2008
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	Silver	Appleton		Large	Sept 2008
Unity Health Insurance Plans	Silver	Sauk City		Medium	Dec 2008
UW Health Partners - Watertown Regional Medical Center	Silver	Watertown		Large	Oct 2008
Waukesha County Technical College	Silver	Pewaukee		Large	July 2009
WI Department of Transportation	Silver	Madison		Large	Nov 2009
Fox Valley Technical College	Bronze	Appleton		Large	Sept 2008
Frett/Barrington Limited	Bronze	Waukesha		Small	Dec 2008
Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc.	Bronze	Madison		Small	Oct 2008
Grant Regional Health Center	Bronze	Lancaster		Medium	Oct 2008
Kiel School District	Bronze	Kiel		Medium	Mar 2009
R & R Insurance Services Inc	Bronze	Waukesha		Medium	Nov 2008
Shawano County	Bronze	Shawano		Large	Feb 2009
Somerset School District	Bronze	Somerset		Medium	Feb 2009
South Milwaukee Fire Department	Bronze	South Milwaukee		Small	Oct 2008
Stoughton Trailers	Bronze	Stoughton		Large	Dec 2008
Trans International LLC	Bronze	Menomonee Falls		Small	Sept 2008
Waukesha County Employee Wellness Program	Bronze	Waukesha		Medium	Oct 2008
Wisconsin Department of Revenue	Bronze	Madison		Large	July 2009
WOW Logistics	Bronze	Appleton		Medium	Dec 2008

 Worksite Wellnesss Resource Kit

The Council also encourages worksites to utilize the Wisconsin Worksite Wellness Resource Guide to help develop or improve worksite wellness programs.  Other resources and tools are also available from this web site.

The Governors’ Council on Physical Fitness and Health has identified worksite wellness as a key area to promote good health.  WHY?  Because many studies have now shown that employee health affects a company’s bottom line in many ways.  Here are three key factors:

•      Decreased health care costs - An investment in your employees' health may lower health care costs or slow the increase in providing that important benefit. In fact, employees with more risk factors, including being overweight, smoking and having diabetes, cost more to insure and paid more for health care than people with fewer risk factors. The payoff in dollars as well as in quality of life can have a big impact on your company’s bottom line.  The average Cost/Benefit ratio for wellness programs based on a summary of 28 articles was $3.48 saved per $1 invested Aldana, 2001).                                                                       
•         Increased productivity - Healthier employees are more productive. This has been demonstrated in factory settings and in office environments in which workers with workplace wellness initiatives miss less work. Presenteeism, in which employees are physically present on the job but are not at their most productive or effective, is reduced in workplaces that have wellness programs. 

•      Better morale - A company that cares about its employees' health is often seen as a better place to work. Those companies save money by retaining workers who appreciate the benefit of a wellness program and they can attract new employees in a competitive market.

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