CARY, N.C., June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The CEO
Cancer Gold Standard™, the employer-led health and wellness
accreditation program of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, is now
helping more than seven million employees and their family members
prevent and address cancer through workplace-based programming.
This year, 18 Gold Standard employers mark their ten-year
anniversary as Gold Standard employers, having maintained a strong
commitment to the health of their employees and satisfying the
latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard.
"As Quest Diagnostics marks ten
years as a CEO Gold Standard employer, we are proud to join other
companies who share a resolve to promote a world free of cancer,
starting with their own employees," said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, CEO and President,
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX). "Employers can play a huge role in
reducing cancer risks among their employees with programs that
include behavior modification, mental well-being and cancer
screenings. As a leader in employer population health programs,
Quest Diagnostics is committed to empowering our 47,000 employees
and the workforces of the many organizations we serve to reduce
health risks of all kinds and create a healthier world."
Employers from industries across the country are keenly aware of
the positive impact they can have on health and controlling
healthcare costs when they take steps to address cancer and other
chronic diseases. In addition to Quest Diagnostics, the following
employers are leading by example and celebrating ten years of
leadership:
- AlphaMed Press
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Care
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- Cerner Corporation
- Dell Technologies
- Fairview Health Services
- Goodmans Interior Structures
- Hawi'i Pacific Health
- Logistics Health
- MassMutual
- MDU Resources Group, Inc.
- Moda, Inc.
- RTI International
- RWJBarnabas Health
- Susan G. Komen
- UPMC Chautauqua
To earn Gold Standard accreditation, an employer must take
concrete actions to reduce the risk and burden of cancer: prohibit
tobacco use and support tobacco cessation efforts; promote physical
activity, healthy nutrition and weight management; provide health
insurance options that include detecting cancer at its earliest
stages, access to quality care and participation in cancer clinical
trials; promote employee awareness of these initiatives; and
support the needs of cancer survivors in the workplace.
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization of
CEOs, created the Gold Standard to recognize employers
for taking exceptional health and wellness measures on behalf of
their employees and family members. There is no cost for employers,
large or small, for-profit or not-for profit, to apply
for Gold Standard accreditation.
About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer
The CEO
Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when former
President George H.W. Bush
challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and
venturesome about cancer within your own corporate
families." The CEOs responded by creating and encouraging the
widespread adoption of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ which
calls for organizations to evaluate their health benefits and
workplace culture and take extensive, concrete actions in five key
areas of health and wellness to address cancer in the workplace.
For more information on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard and
the no-cost, web-based accreditation process, please
visit www.CancerGoldStandard.org.
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