Sep 8, 2008

ComPsych® Corp. Announces Health at WorkSM Award Winners: GE, The MITRE Corp., HNI Corp. and Roberts Communications

CHICAGO – Sept. 8, 2008 – ComPsych recently announced the winners of the fourth-annual Health at Work Award. Gold winners included GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services, HNI Corporation, The MITRE Corporation and Roberts Communications, and there were 18 Silver awards given. Winners were selected based on their wellness program's comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. ComPsych Corporation is the world's largest provider of employee assistance programs and worldwide leader in GuidanceResources (EAPs, behavioral health, wellness, work-life and crisis intervention services).

"Employers continue to find creative ways to engage and involve employees in wellness," said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, chairman and CEO of ComPsych. "From cooking classes to involving families to getting employees to wear 'lifestyle monitors,' companies are ingraining the culture of wellness inside and outside of work.

"We applaud these four organizations for promoting health and wellness and improving the lives of employees."

Within four categories based on size, the following organizations were recognized:

Some highlights of the Health at Work Award winners' health and wellness programs include:

• "Lunch laps" around a company track and other on-site promotions such as The Biggest Loser
• The use of "lifestyle monitors" which measure metabolic expenditure and dietary intake
• Cooking classes to teach easy and quick methods for healthy eating
• The implementation of tobacco-free workplaces as a result of state- and citywide smoking bans
• Regionally targeted programs (i.e., indoor exercise promotion for Midwest locations, and skin cancer prevention campaigns for coastal locations)
• The inclusion of families in wellness activities, from fitness camps to membership at on-site company gyms
• Promotion of increased fruit and vegetable intake through partnership with local farmers' markets and health-focused grocery stores such as Whole Foods
• Encouraging a virtual culture of wellness with online assessments, tips, tracking calories/exercise and management of points/incentives

The Health at Work Awards are sponsored by ComPsych and its HealthyGuidance® program. HealthyGuidance is a comprehensive and consultative wellness program that addresses the full continuum of employee issues and targets behavioral and lifestyle issues before they become significant illnesses. Drawing upon ComPsych's more than 25 years of behavioral health expertise, HealthyGuidance uses a high-touch approach that empowers employees to make healthy lifestyle changes through health risk assessments, biometric on-site testing, tobacco cessation and weight management programs as well as incentive administration.

Employers who wish to be included in the call for entries for the 2009 Health at Work Award may send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jennifer Hudson
ComPsych^® Corporation
(312) 595-4048
www.compsych.com