North Little Rock, Arkansas (July 7, 2023)…The City of North Little Rock was recently recognized by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) as one of the nation’s healthiest companies! The City received the BRONZE AWARD based on these seven benchmarks:
- Committed & Aligned Leadership
- Collaboration in Support of Wellness
- Collecting Meaningful Data
- Crafting An Operating Plan
- Choosing Initiatives that Support the Whole Employee
- Creating Supportive Environments, Policies, & Practices
- Conduct Evaluation, Communicate, Celebrate & Iterate
The city has made an organizational commitment to promote healthy living for their employees and will continue to invest in healthy initiatives. This solid foundation allows wellness initiatives to grow and flourish in the future.
ABOUT THE WELL WORKPLACE AWARDS INITIATIVE
To advance an aggressive national worksite wellness agenda, WELCOA has developed the Well Workplace Awards initiative. The Well Workplace Awards initiative is driven by a rigorous set of criteria. Since its inception in 1991, approximately 1,000 corporations, healthcare systems, public agencies, and educational institutions—employing over one million people—have met those criteria and been recognized as some of America’s Healthiest Companies.
ABOUT THE WELLNESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA
The Wellness Council of America is one of North America’s most trusted voices on the topic of worksite wellness. With over two decades of experience, WELCOA is widely recognized and highly regarded for its innovative approach to worksite wellness. Indeed, through their nationally recognized Well Workplace awards initiative, WELCOA has helped hundreds of companies transform their corporate cultures and improve the health and well-being of their most valuable asset—their employees.