CLEVELAND, July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyBank (NYSE: KEY)
has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by
the American Heart Association (AHA) for helping employees eat
better and move more. The Fit-Friendly Worksites program is a
catalyst for positive change in the American workforce, helping
worksites make their employees' health and well-being a
priority.
"Our employees are our most valuable resource. Investing in
their health and well-being is part of our broader commitment to
foster a talented, diverse, and high-performing workforce," said
KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Beth
Mooney. "We're offering smart menu options, physical
activities, tools, tips, and incentives, and it's rewarding to see
our employees making better, more confident decisions about their
health and wellness."
KeyBank supports a wellness culture in a variety of ways and
employee surveys show health initiatives are making a difference.
KeyBank's healthy initiatives, which led to the Fit-Friendly award
include:
- Employees who complete specific healthy actions are eligible
for a monetary wellness incentive, which can be used for medical
expenses. Healthy actions include: participating in health
screenings, taking an online health risk assessment which results
in a personalized improvement plan, and participating in physical
activity challenges and/or personal coaching.
- KeyBank conducts two eight-week physical activity challenges
per year for all employees, during which participants track data
such as daily activity, steps per day, and weight loss.
- Flexible work time is offered as an option to help employees
balance their work and personal life, and includes flextime, a
compressed work week, and Mobile@Key.
- Wellness coaching is offered to all employees on increasing
physical activity, weight management, stress management, heart
health, and tobacco cessation.
- A dedicated onsite health specialist engages employees in
onsite wellness events, hosts a walking club, and refers employees
to coaching programs.
- Key offers discounted fitness center memberships to employees
and their dependents and, at many of Key's "green" buildings,
showers and lockers are available for employees who exercise.
- Key has collaborated with food service vendor, Sodexo, to
provide healthier eating options at the worksite, revise its
catering menu, and decrease fat and sodium in cafeteria offerings,
replacing them with healthy oils and spices. Key also offers a food
delivery service for fresh and local produce.
- Key proudly sponsors a variety of healthy community athletic
events including: Velosano, the Vermont City Marathon, CarCity Half
Marathon, Run-Walk for Camp Cheerful, Center for African American
Health 5K Walk-Run, Rudy Ride
bicycling event, and Bike MS.
Thanks to these initiatives and others, more KeyBank
employees are reporting increased physical activity, less stress,
and improved health. In addition, Key employees are, today,
more knowledgeable about their own health data than ever and many
who participate in annual team-based challenges continue the
activity for an eight-week period.
Key is the only large U.S. bank to be named a Platinum level
Fit-Friendly Worksite in 2015. The AHA's Fit Friendly Worksite
categories to which companies can apply are: Gold, Platinum,
Worksite Innovation, and Community Innovation. Requirements for
Gold level achievement include implementing at least six physical
activity criteria, two nutrition criteria, and one culture
criteria, as defined by AHA. Platinum Level is achieved by
fulfilling all the Gold-level criteria and demonstrating at least
one behavior change, cost savings outcome or positive return on
investment.
"The Fit-Friendly Worksites Program offers easy-to-implement
ways for organizations to help employees eat better and move more,
which will help improve their health – and their employer's bottom
line," said Lisa Wheeler-Cooper,
community health director, American Heart Association. "With the
Fit Friendly Workplace awards, we recognize employers who go above
and beyond when it comes to their employees' health – those with
progressive leadership and concern for their staff."
For more information about the Fit-Friendly Worksites program
and how it's helping to improve the health of Americans, visit
heart.org/worksitewellness.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) was organized more
than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation's largest
bank-based financial services companies, Key has assets of
approximately $94.6 billion. Key
provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services
to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses under the name of
KeyBank N.A. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated
corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and
acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity,
syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected
industries throughout the United
States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For
more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member
FDIC.
About the American Heart Association
The American
Heart Association is devoted to building healthier lives, free of
cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our mission drives everything
we do. To improve the lives of all Americans, we provide public
health education in a variety of ways. We team with millions of
volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public
health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to
prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation's
oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting
heart disease and stroke. To learn more or join us, call
1-800-AHA-USA1 or any of our offices around the country, or visit
heart.org.
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