Racine employers earn Well Workplace Awards

The Wellness Council of America, with its local affiliate, the Wellness Council of Wisconsin, recently presented several new Well Workplace Awards in Wisconsin.
CNH America LLC, Diversey, Inc., the Racine Unified School District and SC Johnson, all of Racine, each received the Gold Well Workplace Award.
O&H Danish Bakery and Society’s Assets, Inc., also of Racine, received the Silver Well Workplace Award, and Racine Family YMCA, received the Small Business Well Workplace Award.
The Well Workplace Award recognizes an organization for its commitment to the health and well-being of its employees. The Well Workplace designation is awarded throughout the year to employers from around the nation.
David Hunnicutt, president of Wellness Councils of America, said, “In a time when the health of our nation’s workers is not what it should be and health care costs consistently reflect this trend, the Well Workplace initiative provides employers with a powerful approach to stemming the tide of increasing costs and systematically working toward improving the health and well-being of (their) most valuable asset – (their) employees.”
“These employers worked hard to successfully meet the rigorous standards set by the Well Workplace process,” said Jessica Raddemann, executive director of the Wellness Council. “It is our pleasure to recognize them as the newest Wisconsin employers to achieve Well Workplace status.”
The Wellness Council was founded in 1985 by the Wisconsin business community. Membership has grown from nine founding companies to more than 425 organizations representing 420,000  employees. In addition, Wisconsin now has 73 Well Workplace Award winners and four active Well City projects.
The Wellness Council is also the local affiliate of the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA).