The Lakeland Care District has received national recognition as one of the “Healthiest Companies in America” by Interactive Health, a provider of health management solutions.
Lakeland Care District, which serves Shawano County residents, was one of 153 companies throughout the United States recognized for embracing the mission of implementing life-changing preventive health care in the workplace. This is the second year Lakeland Care District has won the award.
The award is given to organizations that have helped transform their employees’ lives by offering wellness programs combining thorough health evaluations with personalized results. The initiatives help organizations such as Lakeland Care move employees from high-risk health status to lower risk through high levels of employee participation.
Lakeland Care District implemented annual health evaluations for its employees six years ago and today continues to target healthy initiatives focused on five risk factors. Employees have made improvements in key areas such as reduced blood pressure; glucose, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol levels; and smoking cessation. Seventy-two percent of its participants in the 2015 health evaluation scored in the low-risk category.
Lakeland Care District encourages its employees to walk throughout their workday, and supports employee participation in quarterly wellness challenges and various local activities such as 5K runs/walks and marathons.
“Lakeland Care employees provide important long-term care supports and services to the elderly and people with disabilities living in communities throughout Northeastern Wisconsin,” CEO Katie Mnuk said. “Supporting our employees’ health and well-being is a natural extension of our company’s mission.”
The Lakeland Care District operates Family Care, a Medicaid Managed Care program that provides long-term support and services to thousands of eligible frail seniors and adults with disabilities in Northeastern Wisconsin, helping them live more independently. The LCD partners with a wide range of service providers so its members have choices for how they live at home and in their community.