Associated Receives Wellness at Work Award

June 6, 2018 Staff Report

Darlene Wolff (left), vice president of risk management at The Associated, and Jenny Seidman, senior marketing and wellness associate at the federation, accept the Gold Level Wellness at Work Award from the State of Maryland. The award was presented at the ninth annual Maryland Workplace Health & Wellness Symposium in Baltimore on June 1. (Courtesy Photo)

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore was recently recognized as one of Maryland’s healthiest workplaces, receiving a Gold Level Wellness at Work Award from the state.
Sponsored by Healthiest Maryland Businesses, the state’s initiative to support Marylanders’ health, the awards honor organizations that implement successful wellness initiatives to improve the quality of life for workers. Recognition is based on the Center for Disease Control’s Workplace Health Model, and applicants are evaluated on their healthy policies and programs.
“We are so pleased to be recognized at the gold level by the Healthiest Maryland Businesses,” says Lindsay Brown, chair of The Associated’s Wellness Subcommittee. “At The Associated, we believe that the health of our employees is paramount to our mission.”
As part of its wellness initiative, The Associated has a dedicated wellness manager to engage employees to take responsibility for their health. The organization offers employees courtesy fitness membership to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore and generous benefits, vacation and employee assistance program services.
In addition, the organization implements well-being classes during lunch and after work, and offers wellness workshops with health specialties on topics ranging from disease prevention and healthy cooking to stress reduction and Tai Chi.