Southern Maine Employers Achieve Workplace Health Promotion Certification

Portland, Maine ~ Twenty-two participants from 19 organizations got a primer on the art and science of building world-class worksite wellness programs at a March 1 event sponsored by the Wellness Council of Maine.

The Well Workplace University, "Building and Sustaining a Results-Oriented Employee Wellness Program" took place at Maine Medical Center in Portland. It drew participants from a wide range of organizations, all with varied professional backgrounds.

Well Workplace University is an internationally recognized learning opportunity created by the Wellness Council of America where business leaders, health care professionals, and wellness practitioners come together to create and sustain worksite wellness programs. Because Well Workplace University is designed to equip participants with both the "theory behind the thinking" as well as the important "how to's," participants walk away from this training with the knowledge and skills needed to confidently design and deliver worksite wellness programs that do what they're supposed to do - produce results.

Faculty included Allison Bankston, Senior Director of Marketing and Fund Development, Penobscot Valley Hospital; Jaime Laliberte, Director, Wellness Council of Maine; Andy Spaulding, Cardiovascular Health Specialist - Worksite Initiatives, Medical Care Development.

The Wellness Council of Maine's next Well Workplace University will be held at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta on April 21.

Those interested in learning more about that event, or about creating workplace wellness programs that make for healthier employees and lower costs, should visit http://www.wellnesscouncilofmaine.org