The City of Peoria has recently been recognized by the Arizona Department of Public Health and Maricopa County as a Gold Level Healthy Arizona Worksite award winner and by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the valley’s “Healthiest Employers".

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program builds collaboration among Arizona employers around worksite wellness. The program recognizes participating Arizona employers for their leadership and commitment to the health of their employees and the state’s business community.

The City of Peoria is one of twenty seven (27) organizations state-wide receiving the Gold designation, including two other cities, Goodyear and Mesa. The Gold designation is the highest level and recognizes that the City of Peoria has an active and comprehensive wellness program with institutional support and integrated worksite health programs with business policies and benefits. This level of award highlights wellness programming that is data and outcomes driven.

The Healthiest Employer awards program recognizes organizations that are committed to creating a healthy workplace. The award utilizes an online assessment that measures wellness programming in six key categories: leadership commitment, communication, foundational components, programs and interventions, strategic planning and reporting and analysis. 

The list below demonstrates key events and initiatives that have increased the Wellness Committee’s presence in the organization over the past 12 months:

• Development of a strategic plan based on aggregate data from Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Biometric Screenings and Health Risk Assessments
• One-Mile Monday walking program
• Obstructive Sleep Disorder Education Seminars

• Increased communication including Enouncements, posters and Wellness website updates to provide employees with information on the latest wellness initiatives
• Partnership with the Diversity Committee: Flavors of Peoria
• Continuation of Mobile On-Site Mammography (MOM) Van and on-site Flu vaccinations
• Men’s Health Month with Prostate On-Site Project (POP) cancer screenings.
• National Great American Smokeout Event
• Nutrition Presentations by registered dieticians (Arizona Department of Public Health)
• On-Site Skin Cancer Screenings
• Weight Watchers At Work group meetings
• Weight loss and maintenance competitions
• Holiday and Stress Management workshops
  
  

The Wellness Committee is proud of these awards and looks forward to continuing a culture of wellness in the City.