Madison Region Worksite Wellness Week: May 15-21, 2011
Encouraging employee wellness in the Madison Region
WHAT: Worksite Wellness Week, hosted by the Madison Region Healthcare Leadership Collaborative in partnership with Thrive, is a local awareness week designed to celebrate our region’s dedication to employee wellness programs. During this week, businesses are encouraged to offer health-related activities to employees and attend worksite wellness training sessions.
WHEN: May 15-21, 2011
Worksite Wellness Week coincides with National Employee Health and Fitness Month in May 2011.
WHY: The worksite has become an ideal setting for health promotion, due to rising healthcare costs, the increasing incidence of preventable health conditions, and the fact that the average adult spends 8-12 hours a day at work. Employers across the region are engaging in worksite wellness with positive results in employee health, reduced absenteeism, and increased productivity, engagement, and retention.
Healthcare leaders envision healthier workplaces as a regional competitive advantage. Members of the Healthcare Leadership Collaborative share their employee wellness program success stories at thrivehere.org/wellness.
DETAILS: The Healthcare Leadership Collaborative and Thrive offer the following events related to Worksite Wellness Week:
Panel Discussion: Small Business Success with Worksite Wellness
Presented as part of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Business Expo and Madison Small Business Conference
May 3, 2011, 11am and 3pm, Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison
Seminars are free, seating is limited. To register, email jwelnick@greatermadisonchamber.com.
Visit http://www.greatermadisonchamber.com for more information.
Small business leaders discuss employee wellness programs, best practices for employee engagement, and the business case for wellness. Moderated by Theresa Islo, Wellness Council of Wisconsin with panelists Wayne Harris, Glowac+Harris+Madison; Gloria Vranak, Madison National Life; Martha Yoakum, Hughes Company; and Jon Morgan, WI Division of Public Health.
Well Workplace University
Hosted by the Wellness Council of Wisconsin
May 19, 2011, 8:30am-3:30pm, Overture Center for the Arts in Madison
Register by May 12 at thrivehere.org/wellness
This event covers the seven critical benchmarks of results-oriented worksite wellness programs.
Details about Wisconsin Worksite Wellness Kit Training sessions and health-related events being planned by the business community are forthcoming. Businesses are asked to share their Worksite Wellness Week activities at thrivehere.org/wellness.
ABOUT THE MADISON REGION HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE:
Since 2007, Thrive has convened healthcare industry executives as part of the Healthcare Leadership Collaborative (HLC), a CEO roundtable exploring opportunities to advance the region’s healthcare sector. Over the past few years, HLC members have adopted the challenge of leading by example in the area of worksite wellness programs.
HLC members include: Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Black River Memorial Hospital, Columbus Community Hospital, Dean Health Plan, Dean Clinic, Divine Savior Healthcare, Edgerton Hospital, Fort HealthCare, Grant Regional Health Center, Group Health Cooperative of South Central WI, Home Health United, Hospice Care, Mercy Health System/MercyCare Health Plans, Meriter Health Services, Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, Reedsburg Area Medical Center, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, St. Clare Hospital and Health Services, St. Mary’s Dean Ventures, St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital, The Alliance, The Monroe Clinic, Unity Health Plan, Upland Hills Health, UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center, UW Hospitals & Clinics/UW Health, and UW Medical Foundation.
ABOUT THRIVE:
Thrive is the economic development partnership for the eight-county Madison Region, established to grow the region’s economy in ways that preserve and enhance quality of life. We create value with initiatives that focus on long-term, sustained results, aimed at building the region’s competitive advantage. The Madison Region includes the counties of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock, and Sauk.
