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Jun 24, 2009
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Jun 24, 2040
June 24, 2009 – Wilmington, DE – AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) has been honored by the National Business Group on Health as one of the nation’s leading corporations for innovative programs promoting a healthy workplace and for helping its employees and their families to make better choices about their own health and well-being.
AstraZeneca was among 63 employers that received the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Joint Summit of the Institutes on Health Care Costs and Solutions & the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity. AstraZeneca received a Gold Award for creating cultural and environmental changes that support employees who have made a commitment to long-term behavior changes.
“AstraZeneca offers a wide range of health resources and programs to encourage employees to have a high level of involvement in their personal health management,” said Dr. Joseph Henry, Executive Director, U.S. Safety, Health and Environment, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. “This award demonstrates AstraZeneca’s ongoing commitment to these initiatives and the health and wellness of its employees.
“As one of 63 companies recognized this year for their employee health and wellness programs, AstraZeneca is at the vanguard of a national movement to promote a system-wide culture of health emphasizing prevention, exercise, and eating right,” said Helen Darling, President of the National Business Group on Health. “More than ever, a healthy workforce is critical to helping America’s large employers compete in the global marketplace. AstraZeneca is to be applauded for making health and wellness an integral part of their workplace.”
Now in its fifth year, the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards recognize those employers that have truly embraced a culture of wellness and are working collaboratively to improve their workers’ health, productivity and quality of life. The underlying goal of the program is to serve as a catalyst to encourage all employers to take action.
About the National Business Group on Health
The National Business Group on Health is the nation’s only non-profit, membership organization of large employers – including 60 of the Fortune 100 – devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most important health care and related benefits issues. The NBGH identifies and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues. NBGH members provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information about the NBGH, visit www.businessgrouphealth.org
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of meaningful prescription medicines and in the supply of healthcare services. AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with global healthcare sales of $ 31.6 billion and is a leader in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infectious disease medicines. In the United States, AstraZeneca is a $13.5 billion dollar healthcare business.
For more information about AstraZeneca in the US or our AZ&Me™ Prescription Savings programs, please visit: www.astrazeneca-us.com.
Media Contacts:
- Rebecca Everitt, AstraZeneca: 302-885-0146
