WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–Allegacy Federal Credit Union has been named one of the 2017 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, by Healthiest Employers, an organization that evaluates employers' efforts in corporate health.
The award recognizes companies that achieved success in improving the health of their employees through wellness programs and Allegacy, ranked 56 this year, has steadily moved up the rankings for the third year in a row.
Companies honored on the list range in size from 13 employees to more than 160,000 employees. More than 5,000 employers from across the country, including 60 Fortune 100 companies, applied for the award. Those selected were judged in six key categories: culture and leadership, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analysis.
“We are honored and proud to once again be recognized in the top 100 on a national level for Allegacy’s AllHealth wellness efforts,” said Cathy Pace, Allegacy President and CEO. “We have found that data can be a powerful tool in measuring success and indicating where additional focus is required. We know we are doing right by consistently focusing on the overall wellbeing of our employees. By implementing an engaging, effective and unique wellness program we know it will drive great company culture and business performance.”
Allegacy said its corporate wellness initiatives not only focus on the physical aspects, but emotional, social, financial and purpose as well. The credit union’s recognition also included its utilization of a plan management system that provides in-depth claims data analytics to monitor both the financial health of the organization as well as the effectiveness of the wellness initiatives.
Allegacy’s AllHealth Wellness Program began in 2009 and participation has increased every year since the inception of the program and is now at 94%. Its wellness efforts extend into the community as well through partnerships with numerous health organizations such as Novant, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, the Vitality Institute, UNC School of Public Health, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Allegacy’s latest partnership, with UNC Greensboro, is offering the AllHealth Wellness savings account to encourage financial rewards for members who regularly visit the campus fitness center.
“We certainly believe our mission is to impact our community as well as our employees,” said Pace. “We will continue to expand that impact by developing more products, services, and partnerships that separate us from our competition and improve the overall wellbeing of others.”