Governor Doyle Announces Winners of the Governor's Worksite Wellness Award

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced new winners of the Governor’s Worksite Wellness Award. The award, designed by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health, recognizes employers that promote a work environment that encourages and enables their employees to improve their health and well-being.

“Across the state, health care costs are straining family budgets and hurting businesses both small and large,” Governor Doyle said. “I congratulate these employers that work with their employees to lower costs and improve their overall health and well-being.”

In addition to the benefits to employees that improved health and well-being provides, a healthier worksite results in numerous benefits to the employer as well. Studies show that worksites that employ an evidence-based wellness program experience decreased health care costs, increased employee productivity and increased morale.

Applications are evaluated on criteria that include:
· Program infrastructure;
· Health education;
· Health screening and disease prevention and management;
· Physical activity and nutrition components;
· Tobacco use policies; and
· Alcohol and other drug policies.

A listing of award winners follows:


Award Level     Worksite                                           Location

Gold                  Black River Memorial Hospital         Black River

Gold                  PMI Entertainment Group                 Green Bay

Silver                 Grant Regional Health Center            Lancaster

Silver                 City of Fond du Lac                          Fond du Lac

Silver                 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College      Green Bay

Silver                 Werner Electric Supply Company      Neenah

Silver                 Wisconsin Department of Transportation   Madison

For more information and to apply, please visit the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Heath website at: http://www.fitness-health.wisconsin.gov./

For more information on worksite wellness please visit: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/Sites/Worksite.htm.