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As a member of the Wellness Council of Maine since 2010, Norway Savings Bank, a Gold Well Workplace, follows the Wellness Council of America’s (WELCOA) mission to provide results-driven and targeted initiatives to their employees. Through this effort, Norway is leading by example....
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Small Business Pilot Project Underway
Bangor, ME- In late summer of 2011, the Wellness Council of Maine, Eastern Maine Medical Center and Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness teamed up to offer a Small Business Pilot Project to four businesses in the Bangor area who were interested in health promotion programming for employees.
This Small Business Pilot Project included a one year membership to the Wellness Council of Maine (WLCME), a free Health Risk Assessment and a health/wellness presentation for employees from EMMC Wellness Services (EMMC) and assistance on policy development and environmental change from Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness (BRPHW), the local Healthy Maine Partnership.
The goal of this project is to help small businesses, who often struggle with worksite wellness, to help their employees improve their health and productivity and increase employee morale. Each of the partners in this project, WLCME, EMMC and BRPHW had something unique to bring to the table. WLCME offers training and resources to build the program, EMMC offers screening and education for employees and BRPHW offers assistance on policy development and access to Healthy Maine Works, a tool designed specifically for small businesses.
The businesses involved in this pilot range in size from 5-50 employees and include the Maine Discovery Museum, United Way of Eastern Maine, Parkside Children’s Learning Center and Nautel, Inc. Although the initial stages of the project have been completed, outcomes of this project will be reported in the Fall of 2012.
