Best & Brightest Wellness Champions – The Search Is On!

The Best & Brightest Wellness Champions is an innovative initiative that recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in worksite and health promotion. The program highlights companies and organizations that promote a culture of wellness, and those that plan, implement and evaluate efforts in wellness promotion. This is the premier awards symposium that celebrates organizations that are making their business, their employees and the community a healthy place to live and work.

Criteria and Award Selection Process
The Best and Brightest Wellness Champions uses the WellCompanies assessment, created and administered by Wellco, the nation’s leading wellness systems firm. The process is reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Event Board of Advisors to ensure all criteria is adhered to. Modern statistical analysis is used to examine each application.

• Organizations are nominated.
• The company’s wellness coordinator is required to complete an extensive survey on workplace wellness initiatives.
• Each survey is examined statistically for quantitative and qualitative data by Wellco. All applications are examined on a point system; those receiving the highest points in all categories are selected as the winners.
• Organizations are provided a Basic Assessment with feedback for each category based on their survey results.
• Organizations are announced as winners and honored at the awards celebration and symposium at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, MI on September 25, 2012.
• Elite Award Winners are announced at the symposium. 
• Winners are highlighted in a media campaign including the event media partner – Corp! Magazine’s 2012 special Wellness issue.

Participation Benefits

Complimentary Assessment Report:

The Best and Brightest Wellness Champions uses the WellCompanies assessment, created and administered by Wellco, the nation’s leading wellness systems firm. Participating companies receive a complimentary assessment report which summarizes how organizations compared to other participating organizations.

Comprehensive Assessment Report

The in-depth comprehensive assessment report that shows actual data for each of the questions asked. This is a vital component in benchmarking and shows where the company stands out as a “Wellness Champion” and where improvements can be made.

Education

On event day, the program will include leading edge educational sessions designed to educate and enlighten senior level managers and executives on Wellness trends and issues. The topics are developed and presented by key corporate leaders and wellness experts. Wellness Champion Webinars provide companies with valuable information that can be immediately implemented to help businesses reach the next level of success. Companies attending will gain insight directly from today’s leadership experts.

Winner Media Campaign

Winners are highlighted in a media blitz that includes: press releases sent to PR News Wire and local news media; a winners list advertisement in a major publication; announcements on a major news radio station; links on the 101 Best and Brightest website. A congratulatory e-blast will go to over 20,000 companies. Winners will also be featured in Corp! Magazine reaching over 31,000 business owners and C-suite executives.

The 101 Best and Brightest Wellness Champions in Partnership with Corp! Magazine

• Winners also have the opportunity to contribute articles in the Corp! Everything Health & Wellness special e-publication.
• Winners have the opportunity to showcase their healthy practices.

We will celebrate the winners and special accomplishments at the event on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy.

Three convenient ways to nominate: Phone – 866.321.1822; Fax – 800.971.8803; or visit www.101bestandbrightest.com