Employer Wellness Forum

On September 12, 2012, in collaboration with Building a Healthier Chicago’s Healthy Worksite Initiative, the Midwest Business Group on Health hosted the “Employer Wellness Forum: Best Practices and Key Trends in Worksite Wellness”. It was attended by more than 80 employers from the Chicagoland area. This employer-only event focused on the best-in-class efforts of leading employers who completed the Worksite Wellness Assessment. The event received media attention in 38 states. 

Employer case studies and panel discussions covered the following wellness topics:  culture of health, benefit plan design, incentives, communications, consumerism and data/program measurement. These topics coincide with those included in the Assessment and Worksite Wellness Guide. 

At this program, employers were able to:

• Explore the keys to creating and sustaining a successful culture of health
• Identify best practices in benefit plan design, use of incentives and wellness programs that work
• Understand the importance of a comprehensive benefit communications strategy
• Learn how to get employees and families engaged in wellness and how to help them become better health care consumers
• Determine what wellness initiatives you should measure and how to do it
• Participate in interactive roundtables for small, medium and large employers
• Visit with Chicagoland wellness vendors in the exhibit hall

View the agenda and presentations

The following employers were recognized as Gold Plus, Gold, Silver, or Bronze award winners for their wellness efforts:  

Employer Wellness Forum Attendees