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Outstanding Employee Health Award Presented to Masterfoods
“Outstanding Leadership in Employee Health Promotion” Awarded to Masterfoods of Greenville
Congratulations to Mars Food, USA for being the first recipient of the “Outstanding Leadership in Employee Health Promotion” Award. This award was presented to Kim Johnson, Director of Human Resources at Mars Food, USA during the Governor’s Conference on a Healthy Mississippi Delta on Friday, September 28, 2007.
Delta Regional Medical Center staff members surveyed the leading industries in Washington County and the surrounding counties to see which one best measured up to the Wellness Councils of America’s seven benchmarks of successful wellness programs. Mars Food, USA met all seven of the following benchmarks:
Benchmark # 1 Capturing Senior Level Support
Benchmark# 2 Creating a Cohesive Wellness Team
Benchmark# 3 Collecting Data to Drive a Results-Oriented Wellness Initiative
Benchmark# 4 Crafting An Annual Operating Plan
Benchmark# 5 Choosing Appropriate Health Promotion Interventions
Benchmark# 6 Creating a Supportive, Health-Promoting Environment
Benchmark #7 Carefully Evaluating Outcomes
For more information about employee wellness please contact Jane Allen at 662.725.1362.
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