EL PASO, TX – The City of El Paso has earned the Aetna Wellness Award from Leading the Way for its commitment to creating a healthy workplace for municipal employees.
“Our employees invest much of their time and a significant portion of their lives in making a difference in our community. Unfortunately, when they retire some suffer from health issues. That’s why we are committed to investing in our employees so they can enjoy their lives when they choose to retire,” said City Manager Tommy Gonzalez.
“We are constantly developing new ways to engage our employees and provide them with innovative opportunities to get and stay healthy,” said Mary Michel, Deputy Director of Human Resources.
The City has received top recognition for presenting a comprehensive and well-crafted wellness strategy for employees to lead healthier and more active lifestyles while prioritizing wellness.
The City’s comprehensive workplace wellness program focuses on creating and maintaining an active lifestyle; mental health awareness and treatment; group and individual exercise programs; incentives to join gyms; and medical consultations at no cost to the employee.
In addition, the City has also implemented programs to help employees achieve their health goals such as Shape It Up which rewards workers for reaching certain fitness and wellness goals; annual health fairs; annual blood testing events that allow employees and their spouses to obtain discounts on municipal health insurance.
In addition, on-site meetings have been held by the Wellness Coordinator with employees to discuss individual health needs, such as diabetes, cholesterol management, hypertension and other chronic diseases.
There have also been two municipal gyms, free flu shots and monthly wellness classes on a variety of topics such as healthy cooking, meal preparation and diabetes management.
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