{"id":43296,"date":"2013-03-09T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=43296"},"modified":"2013-03-08T10:37:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T15:37:26","slug":"five-companies-take-on-the-2013-corporate-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=43296","title":{"rendered":"Five Companies Take on the 2013 Corporate Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Utica, NY \u2013 March 2013) <\/b>Recognizing that people spend a good part of their day at work and that employee wellness initiatives can reap big rewards, five companies in the Mohawk Valley have taken on the American Heart Association\u2019s 2013 Corporate Challenge.<\/p>\n

The Arc Oneida-Lewis, First Source Federal Credit Union, AmeriCU Credit Union, Revere Copper Products, Inc. and Faxton St. Luke\u2019s Healthcare have entered a team in the Corporate Challenge \u2013 an eight-week workplace wellness challenge that kicked off March 4th and will culminate with an announcement of the results on May 1st at the American Heart Association\u2019s Go Red For Women Luncheon at Hart\u2019s Hill Inn in Whitesboro.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>\u201cThese companies recognize a responsibility to help employees lead healthier lives, and they\u2019re leading the charge in the Mohawk Valley by taking on the 2013 Corporate Challenge,\u201d says Lauren Mattia, Go Red For Women Corporate Challenge Chair. \u201cIt\u2019s a win-win for the employer and employees. Active, healthy employees enjoy a better quality of life, individual and organizational productivity goes up, absenteeism goes down and so may health care costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Corporate Challenge requires each company to field a team of employees who will participate in wellness activities and programs organized by their team captains for the duration of the eight week program. Each employee will also log on to the American Heart Association\u2019s \u201cLife Simple 7<\/b>\u201d Web-based wellness program and health assessment tool (www.heart.org\/mylifecheck<\/a>), where their progress is tracked. Team captains will turn in their company average starting score and finishing score. This is a score that considers smoking habits, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and nutrition and activity levels. Once the four companies turn in their scores at the end of the program, the results will be compiled and winners selected in various categories including:<\/p>\n