Health & Fitness
Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
Wed, May 25, 2011
Tue, May 24, 2011
HARTFORD, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced that it has received a Platinum Award as 2011 Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles from the National Business Group on Health. Aetna is one of four dozen U.S. employers honored for their ongoing commitment to promoting healthy work environments and encouraging workers to live healthier lifestyles.
"Our aWellness Worksa™ program has proven to be immensely popular with employees and has made a measurable difference in their health and well-being."
aWe are very pleased to be recognized for our long-standing commitment to improve the health and wellness of our employees,a said Elease E. Wright, senior vice president, Human Resources. aOur aWellness Worksa™ program has proven to be immensely popular with employees and has made a measurable difference in their health and well-being.a
Helen Darling, President and CEO of the National Business Group on Health, commented: aEmployer interest in creating healthy workplaces and a healthy workforce is at an all-time high as controlling health care costs remains a top priority. Employers have learned that it will be very hard, if not impossible to control cots if employees and family members have unhealthy lifestyles and related serious health conditions. The 48 employers we are recognizing this year have consistently demonstrated a commitment to providing innovative workplace health improvement programs that encourage healthier lifestyles for employees and their families.a
Aetna was honored at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Healtha™s Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nationa™s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 33.8 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see [ www.aetna.com ]. To learn more about Aetnaa™s innovative online tools, visit [ www.aetnatools.com ].
About the National Business Group on Health
The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit, membership organization of large employers devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most important health care and related benefits issues and to being the voice for large employers on national health care issues. The Business Group, whose 325 members include 66 of the Fortune 100, identifies, develops and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues. Business Group members provide health coverage for more than 55 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information, visit [ www.businessgrouphealth.org ].
