NewPage Wins Healthiest Employers Award

NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, has been named by the Dayton Business Journal (Dayton, Ohio) as one of several local companies to win Dayton's "Healthiest Employers Award." This is the second year for the contest, and second award for NewPage.

NewPage has confirmed its commitment to employee wellness by making it one of the corporation's overall goals. The company's wellness activities are aimed at reducing the incidence of the most prevalent diseases and disorders experienced by NewPage employees.

NewPage has a committee dedicated to employee wellness and offers a variety of programs to support employees including:

Focused disease management and education programs
Preventative care services
Health fairs
Wellness competitions
Newsletters and updates to the company's intranet highlighting employee successes
On-site fitness classes and walking trails.

"One of the things I am most proud of is how our wellness programs have brought employees together by encouraging, motivating, and supporting each other. In just a couple of years, wellness is quickly becoming a part of our culture at NewPage," said George Martin, president and CEO of NewPage. "We realize that our employees are a huge asset and by offering these programs we can help them become healthier and happier."

The Dayton Business Journal engaged Healthiest Employers, an independent organization dedicated to promoting wellness in business, education, and non-profits, to review the nominations and choose the winners.

George Martin accepted the award on behalf of NewPage from the Dayton Business Journal at a breakfast honoring winners at the Crowne Plaza in Dayton.

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