Humana Earns Platinum Status for the Seventh Straight Year from the National Business Group on Health
Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® Award goes to companies with the best workforce well-being initiatives
Humana Inc. has been named a Platinum recipient in the 2019 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being awards presented by the National Business Group on Health. This is the seventh straight year Humana has won this highest honor, which recognizes companies providing the best workforce health and employee well-being initiatives in the nation.
The award was presented at the NBGH’s Workforce Strategy 2019 Conference in San Diego.
The awards honor exceptional commitment to improving employees’ overall well-being, productivity and quality of life. A wide range of well-being factors are taken into account, including financial security, mental and physical health, social connectedness and community involvement. Platinum organizations have “recognized a connection between workforce well-being and key business outcomes and implemented a strategy with demonstrated results across several dimensions of well-being.”
“We’re honored to receive this award, because holistic well-being is at the heart of our work,” said Tim State, Senior Vice President of Associate Health and Well-being at Humana. “We want to transform the health and lives of the people we serve, and that effort begins with taking care of our own associate community. We’re proud of the positive changes our colleagues continue to make in their own lives and know that improvements in all aspects of their well-being – purpose, health, belonging and security – gets passed on to other communities as well.”
Brian Marcotte, President and CEO of the National Business Group on Health, said: “Companies worldwide are embracing a holistic, employee-centric approach to well-being to deploy the most engaged, productive and competitive workforce possible. Our annual awards program aims to shine a spotlight on the innovative and committed organizations leading the way.”
