Category: Verizon Wireless Wins Gold
25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's most reliable wireless service provider, is also one of the nation's healthiest companies. ...
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's
most reliable wireless service provider, is also one of the nation's
healthiest companies. The Wellness Councils of America recently awarded
Verizon Wireless with a Gold Well Workplace award as part of its America's
Healthiest Companies program, which recognizes quality and excellence in
worksite health promotion.
Verizon Wireless was given this honor in recognition of its commitment to
provide resources to its 52,000 employees to help them improve their health
and well-being. Verizon Wireless currently operates 20 on-site fitness
centers and employs a full-time staff dedicated to the health and wellness of
employees. For $15 a month, employees have access to top of the line fitness
equipment, health programs and seminars, smoking cessation classes, health
fairs and screenings, flu shots and much more. Additionally, employees receive
three "Quality at Work" messages per week, with motivational messages, and
health and wellness information.
Companies participate in a lengthy application process for Well Workplace
awards and are measured against national standards set by the Wellness
Councils throughout the country. Companies are judged based on seven
benchmarks: Capturing on senior level support; Creating cohesive wellness
teams; Collecting data to drive health efforts; Crafting an operating plan;
Choosing appropriate interventions; Creating a supportive environment; and
Consistently evaluating outcomes. This year, Verizon Wireless was one of only
19 companies awarded the Gold Well Workplace award.
The Well Workplace recognition is one of many Verizon Wireless has
received this year. Recent awards include:
* "InformationWeek 500" - InformationWeek Magazine
* "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" - Working Mother Magazine
* "Best Diversity Campaign in 2004" - Employment Management Association
* "Best Wireless Company to Work For" - TelecomCareers.Net JobSeeker
Survey
* "America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities"
- DiversityBusiness.com
* "Top 100 Training Organizations in America" - Training Magazine
For more information on Verizon Wireless, please visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web
at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to
the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Source: PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
