Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
HONOLULU ? First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees eat better and move more.
?We are honored to receive the Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite award from the American Heart Association for the second time,? said Allen Uyeda, president and CEO. ?In fulfilling our commitment to employee health and wellness, we try to make it as convenient as possible for our associates to participate in wellness programs and give them the tools to not only learn about healthy habits but to maintain them.?
Platinum-level employers:
??????? Offer employees physical activity options in the workplace.
??????? Increase healthy eating options at the worksite.
??????? Promote a wellness culture in the workplace.
??????? Implement at least nine criteria outlined by the American Heart Association in the?areas of physical activity, nutrition and culture.
??????? Demonstrate measurable outcomes related to workplace wellness.
First Insurance has a variety of initiatives in place to promote healthy eating habits, physical fitness and overall wellness. In addition to providing on-site flu shots, biometric screenings, health risk assessments (HRA), and free fitness classes after work, the company has used incentives and increased communication to more than double the number of associates who participate in both an HRA and biometric screening, and launched its own self-insured drug program in order to better understand drug utilization and health trends in its employee population and to allow the company to organize brownbag sessions relevant to these specific health issues.
The Fit-Friendly Worksites program is a catalyst for positive change in the American workforce by helping worksites make their employees? health and wellness a priority.?
American employers are losing an estimated $225.8 billion a year because of healthcare expenses and health-related losses in productivity, and those numbers are rising. Many American adults spend most of their waking hours at sedentary jobs. Their lack of regular physical activity raises their risk for a host of medical problems, such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. Employers face $12.7 billion in annual medical expenses due to obesity alone. The American Heart Association is working to change corporate cultures by motivating employees to start walking, which has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity.
Recognition is a critical component of the Fit-Friendly Worksites program. Employers that join this program qualify for official recognition by the American Heart Association. Qualifying worksites also have the right to use the program?s annual recognition seal for internal communications and with external, recruitment-related communications.
?The Fit-Friendly Worksites Program offers a unique, easy-to-implement opportunity for corporations to increase employees? physical activity, which will help improve their health ? and their employers? bottom line,? said Jen Chahanovich, Chair-Elect, American Heart Association-Hawaii Division. ?Even people who haven?t exercised regularly until middle age can reap significant benefits by starting a walking program. A study published in 1986 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that some adults may gain two hours of life expectancy for every hour of regular, vigorous exercise they performed.?
For more information about the Fit-Friendly Worksites program and how it is helping to improve the health of Americans by focusing on an activity that is convenient, free and easy, call 808-457-4967 or visit startwalkingnow.org.
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