Auto maker, union and Essex public health join in wellness program. (Health).WINDSOR Windsor, British royal family Windsor (wĭn`zər), family name of the royal house of Great Britain. The name Wettin, family name of Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria, was changed to Windsor by George V in 1917. -- About 65,000 DaimlerChrysler Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of employees, retirees and their families - or one in eight residents of Windsor-Essex County - will have access to a new Working Toward Wellness program. A joint initiative of the auto maker and the Canadian Auto Workers The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW; formally the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada) is one of Canada's largest and highest profile trade unions. Union, the program will be administered by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and other local health organizations. Union-management committees at each plant will maintain the program's momentum and focus. Working Toward Wellness will be delivered through brochures, facility-specific newsletters, on-site education days and health fairs. Its success will be monitored through a health risk assessment tool and measurement of participation levels. Resources developed for the program will be available to other workplaces through the Health Unit. The public-private program is an industry first, said Phil Bezaire, DaimlerChrysler Canada Vice-President Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . Workplace wellness The workplace wellness program is offered by some employers as a combination of educational, organizational, and environmental activities designed to support behavior conducive to the health of employees in a business and their families. programs can help to reduce participants' health risk factors such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and weight and also decrease healthcare spending and lost time at work. 519-561-9571 |
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