LiveWell Chaffee County has awarded worksite wellness mini-grants to four employers in Chaffee County. Buena Vista School District and the City of Salida were both awarded $4,000 and Diesslin Structures, Inc., and Sangre De Cristo Electric Association were both awarded $2,000. The grants will be used to implement evidence-based worksite wellness programs.
“Our goal is to ensure that Chaffee County residents have access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity in the places they live, work, learn and play,” said Lisa Malde, director of LiveWell Chaffee County.
The rising cost of health care has led many employers to explore illness prevention because it costs less than illness treatment. Worksite wellness initiatives are seen as a valuable investment in prevention.
Employers have also found that worksite wellness programs are an effective strategy to inspire employees to take responsibility for their own health, and contain health care costs at the same time. “We hope these mini-grants will inspire Chaffee County employers to make wellness a priority,” Malde added.
This is the first year LiveWell Chaffee County has awarded the mini-grants. “We look forward to working with these four employers, and we hope to have a bigger impact in Chaffee County as we expand our worksite wellness programs in upcoming years,” Malde said.
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