{"id":15421,"date":"2019-05-29T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/29\/news-9170\/"},"modified":"2019-05-29T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:00:13","slug":"news-9170","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/29\/news-9170\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a Culture of Well-being at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 20:13:54 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by Guest Blogger, Kelly Bierman<\/a>, US Well-Being Manager at Schneider Electric<\/em><\/p>\n

Leading the U.S. Well-being program for Schneider Electric, I often get to hear about the inspiring stories of employees that have made positive changes in their lives and encourage the same for their colleagues, friends and families.\u00a0 Whether focused on reducing stress, addressing chronic conditions, tackling mental health or bringing physical fitness into the workday, we have some truly passionate people that are driving a culture of well-being across the company.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s because of these individuals that we get to celebrate our selection as one of the 2018 Healthiest Companies in America<\/a> by Interactive Health.\u00a0 It\u2019s the 4th year in a row that Schneider Electric has received the honor, along with other leading companies across the country recognized for empowering employees to make significant and sometimes life-saving changes to improve their health.<\/p>\n

Last year we were also recognized by the American Heart Association\u2019s Workplace Health Achievement Index at the gold level<\/a>. These awards are a testament to the priority that Schneider Electric places on creating a culture of well-being every day for our employees and the passion that we all share to lead happy and healthy lives \u2013 at work and at home.<\/p>\n

Schneider Electric employees are highly-engaged in managing their health.\u00a0 87% of U.S. employees participate in an annual health evaluation, the majority have completed well-being training and more than 90 Well-being Champions drive healthy activities at each of our locations.\u00a0 And that\u2019s just the beginning.\u00a0 Here are some of the inspiring stories behind the numbers\u2026<\/p>\n

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The Wellness Health Assessment Saved My Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A good work friend talked me into taking the health assessment in October 2015; and afterward, I was notified that my fasting blood sugar was 300+.\u00a0 I went to an Endocrinologist ASAP and found out that I had inherited a genetic defect (from a great uncle and also a great aunt) that caused my pancreas to stop making insulin.\u00a0\u00a0 This was a recent occurrence (age related) and I had no idea that this had happened to me.\u00a0 Even scarier, had I not found out I would most probably have gone into a diabetic coma or had a stroke before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

I am now on insulin (type 1 diabetic), exercise daily, have a healthy diet and (God willing) will be able to see my 2 \u00bd year old Grandson grow up!\u00a0 Quite honestly, the wellness health assessment saved my life!<\/strong>\u00a0 I will always be grateful to my work friend and to Schneider Electric for providing the health assessment.”<\/p>\n