Quest Diagnostics Recognized For Offering One Of The Nation’s Best Workforce Health And Well-being Initiatives
Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that it has received the 2019 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being award, presented by the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of more than 440 large US employers. The award cites the 50 US employers with the best workforce health and employee well-being organizational initiatives in the nation.
Quest Diagnostics received a Gold award for its employee wellness initiatives. This is the second year in a row that Quest has won a Gold award.
Quest Diagnostics has developed an employee health and wellness strategy focused on data-driven population management based on the company’s Blueprint for Wellness laboratory and biometric screening program.
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In recent years, the company has bolstered this program to include direct intervention programs and collaborations with leading healthcare providers to help guide employees through the healthcare system and tackle stubborn behavioral challenges that threaten their wellness goals. One such intervention program implemented by Quest may lower an individual’s eight-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research presented at the 2019 American Diabetes Scientific Sessions in June in San Francisco.
“Our vision is to empower better health with diagnostic insights, and that begins with the total health and well-being of our 46,000 employees and their families,” said Jay G. Wohlgemuth, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Quest Diagnostics, and head of the company’s Health and Wellness strategy. “Now, we are providing our unique approach to health and wellness to other employers eager to reduce costs and create healthier work environments for their employees.”
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Brian Marcotte, President and CEO of the National Business Group on Health, commented: “Our annual awards recognize organizations that promote the overall well-being of their employees and families. Quest Diagnostics is among an elite group of employers who recognize the positive impact a culture inclusive of well-being can have on their employees’ productivity and engagement. We congratulate them.”
In addition to the NBGH, Quest Diagnostics has achieved gold status in the American Heart Association’s 2018 Workplace Health Achievement Index and is CEO Cancer Gold Standard accredited by The CEO Roundtable on Cancer; and previously earned Gold Status in the American Heart Association’s Workplace Health Achievement Index.
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