ITHACA — Cornell University was recently selected as a gold-level recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Fit-Friendly Worksites recognition program, according to a Cornell Chronicle news release.
The association honors employers who support the health of their employees through innovative approaches to healthy lifestyle changes.
Gold-level recipients offer employees physical-activity support, increase healthy eating options at work, and promote a wellness culture in the workplace, the release stated.
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Beth McKinney, director of Cornell Wellness, attributed Cornell’s selection by the AHA to the wellness options it provides to staff and faculty. These include offering employees free physical-activity consultations, walking maps and online workout programs; healthy eating options at on-campus eateries and vending machines; promoting a wellness culture by promoting fitness, nutrition, and wellbeing; and implementing at least nine AHA criteria in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and culture.
“Our 2015 activity contest, ‘Go-Go-Go 1-5-0,’ played a major part in this application,” said McKinney. “I think our creative approach to blending ‘worksite’ and ‘wellness’ is resulting in happier, healthier employees.”
