CHICAGO – Sept. 29, 2014 – ComPsych announced today the Gold winners of its 10th-annual Health at Work Award: City of Houston, The MITRE Corporation, Hyatt Regency Crystal City and Sterling-Rice Group. Winners were selected based on their wellness program’s comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. ComPsych Corporation is the world’s largest provider of employee assistance programs and is the pioneer and worldwide leader of fully integrated EAP, behavioral health, wellness, work-life, HR, FMLA and absence management services under its GuidanceResources brand.

“We applaud these organizations for supporting their employees with wellness program, and we’re proud to be a part of their employee well-being initiatives,” said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, Chairman and CEO of ComPsych.

Within four categories based on size, the following organizations were recognized:

Winner / Category
City of Houston / More than 10,000 employees
The MITRE Corporation / 2,501 – 10,000 employees
Hyatt Regency Crystal City / 101 – 2,500 employees
Sterling-Rice Group / Less than 100 employees

Highlights from this year’s award-winning wellness programs include:

•       Culinary strategists who taught cleanse classes
•       Hula hoop and jumprope contests
•       Added outdoor space for employees to enjoy healthy lunches as well as gardening space
•       Walking and standing meetings
•       Self-defense classes
•       Free skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing days
•       Company-provided bikes for employee use during work hours
•       Peer support groups for employees with alcohol/substance abuse issues

The Health at Work Awards are sponsored by ComPsych, provider of HealthyGuidance wellness programs. Drawing upon ComPsych’s more than 30 years of behavioral health expertise, HealthyGuidance uses a high-touch approach that empowers employees to make healthy changes through health risk assessments, biometric on-site testing, tobacco cessation, lifestyle coaching and weight management programs as well as incentive administration.

Employers who wish to be included in the call for entries for the 2015 Health at Work Award may send an e-mail to jhudson@compsych.com.

About ComPsych 
ComPsych® Corporation is the world’s largest provider of employee assistance programs (EAP) and is the pioneer and worldwide leader of fully integrated EAP, behavioral health, wellness, work-life, HR, FMLA and absence management services under its GuidanceResources® brand. ComPsych provides services to more than 23,000 organizations covering more than 62 million individuals throughout the U.S. and over 120 countries. By creating “Build-to-Suit” programs, ComPsych helps employers attract and retain employees, increase employee productivity and improve overall health and well-being. For more information, visit www.compsych.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jennifer Hudson
ComPsych® Corporation
312-595-4048
jhudson@compsych.com
www.compsych.com