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Peter Church, Point32Health Services Inc.’s chief people officer, said that a hy brid workplace allows the company to “offer a level of flexibility for people to hold on to some of the things that the pandemic has taught us about what is important about life outside of work.”
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“We found out we can be just as competitive, if not more produc tive, with people working from home,” said Candace Jodice, CVS Health Corp.’s vice president of benefits strategy. The company is ranked first among PBN’s 2022 Healthiest Employers in the 5,000-plus employee category because of its broad commitment to employee well-being. That includes a host of health benefits, a supportive workplace culture and a recognition during the pandemic that at least part-time remote work for many employees allowed them to better balance work and family demands. “People have to make sense of how they can use their days,” Jodice added.
WHILE MANY COMPANIES are wrestling with the implications of a remote workforce amid the pandemic, those that prioritize em ployees’ mental and physical health see little chance of a return to full-time office work.
MichaelEditorMello of Rhode IslandHEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS® 2022 AWARDS HEAL Remote work boosts retention CONTENTS FROM THE EDITOR 5,000+ EMPLOYEES CVS Health Corp. 4 U-Haul International Inc. 5 Lifespan Corp. ................................................................... 5 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES AAA Northeast 6 Gilbane Building Co. .......................................................... 7 Brightview Senior Living LLC 7 Ocean State Job Lot 8 Point32Health Services Inc. 8 List: 5,000+ employees 9 List: 1,500-4,999 employees 9 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES South County Health 10 Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island 11 The Washington Trust Co. 11 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island ........................ 12 Providence Community Health Centers Inc. 12 15-499 EMPLOYEES Groov-Pin Corp. 13 Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. 14 Coastal1 Credit Union 14 Children’s Friend and Service 14 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island 14 List: 500-1,499 employees 15 List: 15-499 employees 15 We’re thrilled to be a PBN Healthiest Employer because it means our team members are not just healthier but also more engaged. Now we can help other businesses with programs that work. Wellness Premium Reward pays your business and your employees for making healthy choices. Our newest well-being program, Take 5 for You, delivers quick, simple steps that help employees feel more balanced, in control, and ready for life’s challenges. Building healthy businesses. It’s what we live for. We all employeeshealthywant Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 7/22 IER-761000
The nonprofit, which includes Tufts Health Plan, is ranked fifth among companies with between 1,500-4,999 employees. Other large companies recognized this year that continue to offer hybrid or re mote work include Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and AAA Northeast. The daily challenges of even a partially remote workforce may be easier for such large employers to manage, but smaller ones see the retention benefits too. They include Children’s Friend and Service and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island, both 2022 Healthiest awardees in the 15-499 employee category. We thank Healthiest Employers for again surveying and judging this year’s competition.
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Certainly, she said, there’s a virtue to inperson brainstorming, collaboration and com munity. On the other hand, it’s not necessary all the time, particularly when employees have grown accustomed to using social collabora tion tools such as Zoom. “If there’s a silver lining to the pandemic, it’s that we learned how to pivot to a differ ent way of working,” she said. “There was no playbook when COVID hit. Now we have a bit of a playbook to use in the future.”
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“We’ve shifted to allow colleagues to balance work and family by using a hybrid system,”
As people’s needs evolve, Jodice said, CVS tries to evolve with them. The company offers a Family Building Assis tance Program, for example, which is designed to help employees who want to grow their families by helping to offset expenses for adop tion; use of a gestational carrier or surrogate; purchase of eggs, embryos or sperm; and use of a doula. n
‘We’re trying to show the impact that people can have when they take care of themselves first.’
Jodice does not see CVS, or many large American corporations, going back to having all employees in an office five days a week.
Jodice said. “People have to make sense of how they can use their days.”
“We found out we can be just as productive, if not more productive, with people working from home. I don’t see our company going back to the way it was before,” she said. “But we need to figure out the best way to do it. You can’t just say, OK, everyone in the office Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday.”
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Taking care of staff allows CVS to best serve customers offices but not full time.
Jodice said the ongoing COVID-19 pan demic has changed the way many companies operate across America. For CVS, many of its corporate employees were able to work from home. Medical and pharmaceutical workers, however, did not have that option, and Jodice said protecting them through vaccinations and protective equipment has been a priority.
In addition to traditional health care benefits, CVS is emphasizing the mental and physical well-being of its employees, which is particularly important considering the role CVS is playing in the national efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Candace Jodice, vice president of benefits strategy, said CVS administered 59 million COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. CVS acquired Aetna Inc. at the end of 2018, so it provides its own insurance coverage for employees.Jodicesaid some CVS locations have their own fitness centers. There’s also a fitness staff that can provide advice online for employees. Aetna has a program called Attain by Aetna, which offers activity goals monitored by an Apple watch or Fitbit. More than 30,000 CVS Health and MinuteClinic employees are active users.CVS also provides discounts toward gym memberships for employees. Some CVS corpo rate facilities even have a “serenity space” for meditation, prayer, yoga and relaxation. The company uses digital resources such as the Calm app to help employees navigate stressful times. Recently, Jodice said, CVS has partnered with Thrive Global, a series of be havioral change apps that provide small steps to relieve stress and help prevent burnout. “We’re trying to show the impact that people can have when they take care of them selves first,” Jodice said. Employees covered by Aetna also have access to a variety of additional counseling services, from face-to-face meetings to video or textCVSsessions.isamong many large companies, in cluding Starbucks Corp., Tesla Inc. and Google LLC, that will reimburse travel and lodging expenses for employees covered by health care if they must travel from states that have insti tuted more-restrictive laws on abortion.
Thousands of CVS employees were work ing from home at the height of the pandemic. Starting in March 2022, they returned to their
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“As a purpose-driven company, we know that bringing our heart to every moment of your health begins with prioritizing health and well-being for our 300,000 employees,” said CVS Chief People Officer Laurie Havanec. “We are building an employee culture where taking care of mental and physical [health] is part of the way we work every day.”
AS A DIVERSIFIED HEALTH SERVICES COMPANY that owns retail pharmacies, a pharmacy benefits management company, a health insurance company and more, Woonsocket-based CVS Health Corp. feels a special responsibility to maintain a healthy work place for its employees.
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Being both physically and financially fit BY JENNA PELLETIER | Contributing Writer EMPLOYEE HEALTH INITIATIVES created at the Arizona headquarters of truck and storage rental company U-Haul International Inc. have a wide reach, benefiting workers at the company’s 20,000-plus locations, including those in Rhode Island. U-Haul Wellness and Recruiting Manager Monique Harty said the company’s wellness focus comes straight from CEO [Edward J. “Joe” Shoen]. The program includes five pillars: nutrition, fitness, health, mindset and financial wellness. Highlights include companywide fitness-based challenges, reim bursement for gym membership and mindfulness apps. In addition, Verta, one of the company’s newest benefits, “has been a complete success and hit,” Harty said. Through it, employees can access science-based care and coaching to manage or reverse Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity. “We’ve had so many team members use it,” Harty said. “We get photos of people every day with notes saying things like, ‘You know, I’ve never been able to fit in an airplane seat until now,’ so we’re really excited about the results.” n ‘We show our team how much we care about them by giving them the tools and the support they need to live their best and healthiest lives. Then in turn, they treat our customers right.’ HARTY, U-Haul International Inc. wellness and recruiting manager A HEALTHY THOUGHT
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To that end, the Providence-based health system offers programs as simple as providing stress-reducing coloring pages in clinical unit breakrooms to embedded mental health counselors that provide imme diate support for team members to manage complex emotional situa tions, such as stress, fear and anxiety, in the moment.
‘In order for a company to create a culture of wellness, they must … listen to their team members and let them know that they are valuable and you care about them as individuals and as a team.’
“Over the past two years, the mental health needs of team members have become the No. 1 topic in employee well-being,” said Greg Sal gueiro, Lifespan director of well-being. “And that goes beyond provid ing counseling services. Employees need support around child care and elder care, as well as financial wellness.” Employees are now taking advantage of a robust set of virtual bene fits thanks to a new employee assistance provider, NexGen EAP, and its virtual Healbright courses meant to make mental wellness accessible, engaging and stigma-free. In its first year, users more than doubled and the number of counseling sessions increased from 55 to nearly 1,800. n
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PROTECTING CHILDREN: AAA Northeast recently donated $5,000 to the R.I. State Police’s Community, Equity and Inclusion Unit to purchase child vehicle seats and perform outreach in underserved communities. Pictured back row from left, R.I. State Police Trooper Roupen Bastijian, Sgt. Wesley Pennington and Capt. Kenneth Jones. Pictured front row from left, AAA Senior Traffic Safety Manager Diana Gugliotta and public affairs specialists Cassidy Duble O’Connor and Joanna Frageorgia. AAA NORTHEAST
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A multilayered approach to employee health at AAA
TWO AND A HALF YEARS into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to feel the worst is over. Its lingering effects, however, cast a long“We’reshadow.continuing to manage the impacts,” said Ron Arigo, AAA Northeast senior vice president of human resources. “And we’re working to make it easier for employees to access health care. Our CEO is very employee centric. He’s aware that a highly engaged staff wants to Puttingstay.”employees’ health and well-being at the forefront of policies leads to a high level of service and continuity to members, Arigo said. That, in turn, is beneficial to the Providencebased automotive and travel benefits compa ny’s bottom line. Dealing with COVID-19’s long-term effects has been top of mind at AAA Northeast since 2020. As a result, the company introduced a more flexible work schedule. Depending on the job, staff can be in the office full time, opt for a hybrid model, or work remotely. There’s also a new policy that allows employees to take up to two additional weeks of COVID-19 sick time during the pandemic, along with regularly al lowed sick days. Unused COVID-19 time can be rolled over from year to year. Gina San Giovanni, human resources benefit specialist, said flexibility is important because this illness may have long-term, unpre dictable effects. As telemedicine becomes more popular, employees can also take advantage of a virtual health care company that offers annual physi cals and some annual screenings online in a different yet efficient manner. The company is also aware that employ ees may face significant illness. Two leading concerns: diabetes and cancer. A couple of years ago, AAA Northeast launched Livongo for Diabetes, an online employer-paid program that provides free test strips, a digital monitor and support for employees and spouses. San Giovanni said up to 35% of eligible staff mem bers have enrolled since its debut, and partici pants’ blood glucose levels have dropped year overForyear.employees dealing with a cancer diagno sis, AAA Northeast has introduced the option of getting an initial or second opinion from Memorial Sloan Kettering, an expert cancer research and treatment center. Livongo’s online mental health program, myStrength, is also employer paid, and has a 16% enrollment rate, higher than the industry standard, San Giovanni said. Smaller initia tives, such as an annual virtual health fair with live sessions in yoga and mindful breathing, along with cooking demonstrations that are recorded and kept in an online library, have been popular. Of course, most know AAA Northeast for its roadside assistance rescuing stranded motor ists, its driving school, as well as its much-wel comed R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles services. ‘We know that volunteering also has a tremendous impact on overall mood and mental well-being.’
All of these public-facing employees were directly affected by COVID-19 during the state’s quarantine periods and were retrained to the company’s call centers. They also delivered both for Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, as well as masks and medical equipment to facilities in need. There were no layoffs or salary cuts due to COVID, San Giovanni said, and that was true companywide. In fact, far from shrinking, AAA Northeast’s staffing has grown in the last couple of years, and now hovers around 2,900. Perhaps less tangible but equally important is giving employees the sense they’re invested in their communities. AAA Northeast offers one paid day off annually to anyone who par ticipates in the company’s volunteer program, and those who work in teams may get up to five days of volunteer time off. Employees can choose what they want to do: helping Habitat for Humanity build a house, for example, or putting in a day at Amos House, one of the state’s largest soup kitchens. Karen Diehl, human resources senior employee experience specialist, said about 400 staff members have volunteered more than 2,000 hours in the first six months of 2022. “In addition to employees giving back to the communities in which we work and live, we know that volunteering also has a tremendous impact on overall mood and mental well-being,” Diehl said in an email. “It’s a win-win on many levels.”
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PROVIDENCE-BASED family-owned construction and real estate de velopment firm Gilbane Inc. has focused on making sure employees get their yearly physicals. How? By giving employees a 40% discount on their health insurance. As Senior Benefits Manager Lynn Gillis put it, “We’re encouraging proactive and preventative care; 50% of employees hadn’t even been going for checkups.”
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“Employee turnover is not caused by just one thing; similarly, a wellness program is made up of many components,” said Ron Bryan, Brightview’s vice president of human resources. Brightview has a full-time wellness coordinator, care coordination and a new employee assistance plan provider addressing mental health challenges through programs, webinars and direct counseling. With COVID-19 exacerbating the industry’s high turnover rate, Brightview’s recruitment and retention investments include wage analyses, some salary increases, enhanced referral bonuses and more. “We hired six regional talent coordinators … to assist with hiring,” BryanEvensaid.with added benefits for mental health and fertility treatments, Brightview’s self-insured health insurance expenses have remained nearly flat year over year. “A couple of years ago, we reduced associ ates’ premiums by 6.5%,” Bryan said. n ‘We’re all in it together … everyone shares in the cost savings of our self-funded medical plan.’
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By working with the assistant program Health Advocate and part nering with its safety team, Gilbane has made sure that employees have an easier time making and keeping doctors appointments. The company is stressing a better experience around wellness, including mental and behavioral health. Gilbane has also made sure to institute a healthy work-life balance for employees. “You start small and have to build a culture; you can’t do this with out giving people the resources they need,” Gillis said. n ‘You can’t take people from zero to 100. You start with the simple things and work your way up.’
BRIGHTVIEW SENIOR LIVING LLC associates with diabetes receive an app, blood sugar monitoring device and testing strips for free, and monthly insulin copays are capped at $25 per person. That’s one of the many health and wellness initiatives Brightview offers its associates, including the 86 employed at Brightview Commons in South Kingstown.
RON BRYAN, Brightview Senior Living LLC vice president of human resources A HEALTHY THOUGHT CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Marilynn Duker NUMBER EMPLOYEES:OF 2,737 CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Thomas F. Gilbane Jr. Chairman NUMBER EMPLOYEES:OF 3,355 3 are committed to supporting our employees –mentally, emotionally –continue to high-quality for our patients every day. Lifespan’s employee well-being program, Living Well, is designed to help all employees reach their personal health and wellness goals, and live their best
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For example, questions related to health and wellness are heavily incorporated into Job Lot’s quarterly employee engagement surveys, and the company makes changes based on the feedback. Recently, for instance, store managers’ typical workweeks were reduced by five hours to promote work-life balance. Some of the company’s many other initiatives include offering men tal health first aid training to leaders and providing an on-site health clinic for workers at its North Kingstown distribution center and cor porate headquarters. n
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POINT32HEALTH SERVICES INC., which was formed when Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan merged in January 2021, makes efforts to prioritize mental health, offering meditation, yoga and mindfulness classes. Tufts has an office in Providence.
Peter Church, Point32Health’s chief people officer, says that 95% of employees have engaged with at least some of the resources that the company provides, including classes and initiatives such as the Peak Mind challenge the company conducted in May. Embracing steps toward a post-COVID-19 world, the organization operates on a hybrid office model, another nod to cultivating a produc tive work-life balance. “By being hybrid, we offer a level of flexibility for people to hold on to some of the things that the pandemic has taught us about what’s important about life outside of work,” Church said. n ‘By taking care of ourselves … it drives engagement, it drives utilization and it creates an environment where people can do their best work.’
‘During the pandemic and beyond, our owners’ and leaders’ primary focus remains on the safety and well-being of our associates, and that comes before profit.’
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Thomas said living in Rhode Island, and especially working in the southern part of the state, provides a unique opportunity to enjoy the“Weenvirons.worked extremely hard to ensure all staff were given time away to enjoy their fami lies and for rest, relaxation and resiliency,” she said.The statistic that best captures the effec tiveness of South County Health’s wellness program is the percentage of participation. In 2021, the health system had 831 participants, or nearly 70% of all eligible staff members. Company officials point out that they are proud to offer a robust menu of programs through Well Beyond, which is designed to sup port staff and their families in achieving their goals to improve or maintain their personal well-being.“Ashealth care providers, we recognize the opportunity for impact in our community through leading by example and ensuring our personal resilience,” Thomas said. “Ensuring our physical and mental health enables us to provide the very best to our patients, families andThomascolleagues.”explained that supporting staff in their well-being during and after the COVID-19 lockdown enabled South County Health col leagues to experience the satisfaction and rewards that come from service to its patients and“Thatcommunity.satisfaction is important to staff reten tion and our long-term ability to best serve the patients and community of South County Health,” Thomas said. n
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WHEN IT COMES to defining South County Health’s mission and goals, the answer is clear, said Maggie Thomas, vice president and chief human resources officer.
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“South County Health’s focus is to make high-quality health care more accessible to all by investing in critical medical services, inno vative technologies and market-leading experi ences that continue to deliver on our mission to be Rhode Island’s most-trusted health partner,” Thomas said. In addition to addressing the health and wellness of the communities it serves, the South Kingstown-based health organization puts a premium on making sure that the health and well-being of its employees is met. “SCH enhanced our wellness portal offering to Virgin Pulse as of Jan. 1, 2023,” Thomas said. “And included in the VP offering is their WHIL program that includes meditation, mindfulness and yoga webinars and videos.” As part of the new healthy initiatives cam paign, South County Health is renovating one of its rooms to turn it into a “rejuvenation room” for“Thisstaff. will be a respite area where staff can relax by themselves or meet in small groups,” Thomas said. “We will also offer wellness class es such as yoga and meditation in the room.” The health system will also provide selfservice massage chairs to staff so they can relax and rejuvenate themselves. The chairs will be placed in the rejuvenation room when it opens in the fall, and one will also be available in the staff wellness kiosk. To address the mental health crisis associat ed with COVID-19, South County Health took a multifaceted approach in addressing the mental health needs of its staff during the pandemic. For example, when in-person wellness classes were suspended during the height of the pandemic, staff were allowed to self-report any activity of their choosing to earn wellness rewards.“This was done to encourage staff to con tinue their wellness activities, when possible,” Thomas said. “Included in the self-reporting, we encouraged staff to report their walking/steps. We see the continuing benefit of this to this day, as we see many staff walking during their breaks.”Among the initiatives South County Health implemented to help improve a healthy work culture was increasing its communication efforts regarding the Coastline Employee As sistance Program options, which include many virtualSouthprograms.CountyHealth also converted confer ence rooms into respite rooms and stocked them with bottled water, snacks, scented washcloths and information on meditation and mindfulness techniques. In addition, the company prioritized the scheduling of vacation time for staff during the highly desirable summer period, despite work force challenges resulting from the pandemic.
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ON YOUR MARKS: South County Health employees assemble in front of South County Hospital in South Kingstown as they prepare to begin the South County Health Centennial 5K in May 2019.
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Remaining well while being remote BY SUSAN SHALHOUB | Contributing Writer COVID-19 PRESENTED OBSTACLES for The Washington Trust Co.’s 10-member wellness committee. “How could we support their health journey when they are remote?” said Danielle Elwood, human resourc es administrator.TheWesterly-based financial institution could no longer do events such as bone-density testing. Though forced online, efforts got creative and continue to flourish. Monthly themes – such as UV protection and mental health – became building blocks. The 644 employees now view webinars, access health information and participate in challenges, posting progress on the company intranet. “Team members posted photos getting their Vitamin D, walking in their favorite spot using sunscreen,” for UV protection awareness, Elwood said, fostering camaraderie during a time when teams were working from home. Each campaign resonates and covers topics such as proper hydra tion and healthy recipes. Feedback yielded about 50 employee ideas the committee is cycling through. n ‘In 2021, 85% of employees were actively engaged in the wellness program, with 23% of employees participating in health webinars.’ DIANNE M. MORRONE, The Washington Trust Co. assistant vice president, corporate training A HEALTHY THOUGHT BY SUSAN SHALHOUB | Contributing Writer NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN of Rhode Island built an important fac et of its wellness plan before the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the Providence-based health insurer opened an on-site gym. Returning remote workers knew they had a place to exercise. “The wellness committee told employees to cancel their gym mem berships; we have the treadmill and weight machines right here,” complete with lockers and showers, Neighborhood Health Benefits Manager Nicole Voller said. Employees also have the walking path option, with recent mile markers and motivational signage added. Fitness points earn cash re wards through well-being platform Virgin Pulse, Voller said. Customiz able, the program has covered issues related to the return to the office. Voller is a success story. More sedentary working from home, she pledged in 2021 to lose 100 pounds by February 2022. She got a vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedure, and lost 87 pounds.
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LAURA THOMAS, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island managing director, compensation, benefits and human resources information systems A HEALTHY THOUGHT
MELANIE GOMES, Providence Community Health Centers Inc. human resources business partner A HEALTHY THOUGHT 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Merrill R. Thomas CEO and president NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 630 CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Martha L. Wofford CEO and president NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 790
“Mental health is a huge concern nationwide,” said Laura Thomas, Blue Cross managing director, compensation, benefits and humanresources information systems. Blue Cross, which permits employees to work from home or on a hy brid schedule as responsibilities allow, also collaborated with a Paw tucket-based nonprofit inspiring mental well-being and healing through creativity. Participants use art kits mailed to them to relieve stress and share creations with colleagues in live remote workshops. n ‘Associates expect outstanding offerings, and survey results indicate that our well-being supports and activities are among the reasons employees believe [Blue Cross] is a great place to work.’
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BY KIMBERLEY EDGAR | Contributing Writer BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island has long sponsored events recognizing mental health awareness month in May. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Providence-based health insurer has held several virtual events promoting mental well-being among its 790 employees, including a coffee chat this spring with an inhouse medical director whose behavioral health expertise eased stigma surrounding mental health and substance use issues.
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In June, the center also began addressing the growing stressor of potential workplace shootings. Employees have expressed gratitude that the center’s security officer is walking through each site with em ployees to help plan quick escape routes or secure hiding places, Gomes said. n
BY KIMBERLEY EDGAR | Contributing Writer PEACE OF MIND is top of mind for the 630 employees at Providence Community Health Centers Inc. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Providence-based health center focused more on employees’ physical well-being – healthy nutrition, regular exercise, heart health and various medical screenings. But since 2020, mental health is in the spotlight as front-line employ ees serve 58,789 patients, 90% of them at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Also, the center has offered employees an online service that helps decrease stress and worry, with resources 24/7. “That’s why we’ve moved to online platforms,” said Melanie Gomes, PCHC’s human resources business partner. “They’re self-serve … and they let employees choose what they’re dealing with.”
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‘When everyone’s lives flipped upside down in March 2020, people were struggling mentally. It’s not just physical health anymore – it’s a lot of mental health as well.’
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Last year, Groov-Pin began offering no-cost customizable vision care for employees requir ing safety glasses, and a $5,000 company-paid insurance benefit that covers a list of critical illnesses and cancer conditions. Groov-Pin also offers a robust walking pro gram that has resulted in major health improve ments among its employees. “Walking challenges are a big part of our wellness program and have inspired many of our employees to implement changes to their lifestyles,” Ciuba said. “Our project engineer, Brian [Sylvestre], was inspired by a 30-day walking challenge we started and decided to continue walking for 30 minutes a day after the challenge ended. As a result of this commit ment, he lost 75 pounds and reduced his A1C level to normal and cut the amount of insulin he needed by half.”
Groov-Pin’s GP Fit wellness program encour ages employees to prioritize their physical, mental, social and financial health. “We monitor chronic conditions and work with employees through their health insurance to monitor these conditions,” Ciuba said. “Be tween HR [human resources] and the health in surance company, we work one on one to make sure that employees choose a provider that is in network, providing them with the best care. We also are always open to creating new program ming and respond to employees’ needs. Yoga and nutrition were so popular ... we decided to keep them as recurring monthly events.”
As an essential manufacturing business, keeping employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic was and remains a top priority. At the beginning of the pandemic, GroovPin instituted mask requirements, daily health questionnaires, remote work options, tempera ture checks, and kept close relationships with employees to ensure they were feeling healthy and safe. Eligible employees who were vacci nated received a financial incentive, and GroovPin compensated the time out of the office for employees who had vaccine appointments scheduled during the workday.
Ciuba said all in-person wellness programs were paused as the company shifted to provid ing more digital content focused on the social and emotional aspects of health, as many em ployees struggled with mental health through out the pandemic. Today, Groov-Pin has reinstated many of its in-person programs and continues to focus on mental and social health.
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LIMBERING UP: Employees at GroovPin Corp. in Smithfield stretch before an outdoor yoga session, one of several initiatives the company introduced that became popular and is now a monthly COURTESYevent.
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Ensuring staff’s health allows them to focus on work
CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Scott Jones NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 90 ‘Our team is more engaged with both their work and each other when they are healthy.’
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“In addition to the health metrics we track, we are able to talk to employees one on one to determine initiatives that we will either change or add for the next plan year,” said marketing specialist Lauren Ciuba, who has been with the Smithfield-based threaded insert and grooved pins manufacturer for six years. “We have a small wellness team that meets and discusses new ideas for programs and a strategy for the upcoming year. We are lucky to have a lot of freedom when it comes to scheduling events and trying new things like acupuncture or selfdefenseAboutsessions.”63%ofemployees are currently enrolled in the company’s health program ming. Ciuba says in addition to regular digital communication, all employees receive a binder outlining all health care options for the year and are invited to attend enrollment/general wellness program meetings each summer.
“Groov-Pin tries to be relevant to what em ployees are experiencing,” said Nancy Ziemba, a customer service representative who has been with the company for more than 30 years. “For instance, one walking challenge included a fundraiser walk for cancer when an employee was going through treatment. … The challenges are different and incorporate different concepts and the programs often have a personal slant, which gives an incentive to keep up and meet theCiubachallenges.”saidmeeting employees’ health needs allows them to show up to work “on purpose.”
“Our team is more engaged with both their work and each other when they are healthy,” Ciuba said. “Improved physical health often also improves mental health. … We also provide financial health resources to employees because there is a link between financial health and physical health. When employees feel finan cially secure, it decreases the likelihood of stress-related illness and allows employees to be present at work.”
AS A SMALLER COMPANY, Groov-Pin Corp. takes pride in its ability to develop close relationships with its employees by getting direct feedback from its nearly 100-strong team on policies and programming, including health and wellness.
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Helping employees stay fit for work BY NANCY KIRSCH | Contributing Writer CHILDREN’S FRIEND AND SERVICE’S MISSION – being an innovative leader by improving the health and well-being of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children – extends to the organization’s nearly 350 employ ees. New wellness initiatives include private fitness challenges and rewards incentives, and discounted memberships at Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness Center in East Providence and Warwick. “Seventy percent of respondents participating in our benefits survey in 2021 indicated that our low-cost and inclusive benefits package and our wellness incentive program are reasons to stay,” said Julie Colangeli, the Providence-based nonprofit’s benefits and wellness specialist.Initsannual health survey, Children’s Friend’s year-over-year co hort shows that 12% of staff improved sleep habits and exercise, while 18% improved stress levels, she says. In 2021, employees were offered free Headspace app memberships and webinars on stress reduction, healthy sleep strategies and virtual fitness.
Children’s Friend, “now officially a hybrid workforce,” said Col angeli, represents a flexible work-life environment. n ‘We evaluate data, consider ways to bring employees together and fold health and wellness into employees’ overall experience.’
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JULIE COLANGELI, Children’s Friend and Service benefits and wellness specialist CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Katje Afonseca NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 33
CEO Katje Afonseca said that in addition to 100% employer-paid health premiums, a wellness committee made up of employees helps to run several programs to keep employee spirits up. Among them are ice cream socials and a walking club.
‘In May 2022, 58 walking challenge participants – 12 teams and four individual walkers – walked 13 million steps. The exact number was 13,276,133, which equates to 6,286 miles.’
Coastal1 growing at a healthy rate
BY NANCY KIRSCH | Contributing Writer COASTAL1 CREDIT UNION, formerly known as Pawtucket Credit Union, is expanding with a new Massachusetts branch in the works and plans to offer additional health and wellness offerings for its 286 employees at 18 locations. “We’re doing a revamp of our fitness center, adding upgraded equip ment and doubling the facility’s size, with room for yoga and Pilates classes,” said Heather Thurber, Coastal1’s vice president, human resources. “We’re launching a wellness newsletter that will educate our employees.”Coastal1employees can easily access wellness programs, which went virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While virtual is the focus now, we’re slowly bringing employees together,” Thurber said, noting a cardio conditioning class as an example. Also, emergency room visits have declined, thanks to employee edu cation and incentives Coastal1 offers, Thurber said. Visits went from 176 in 2019 to 48 as of late June 2022. “I’m incredibly proud of that,” she said. n ‘Our wellness program hits so many different markers, with physical, mental and financial health programs. By offering a range of topics, it appeals to everyone at some level.’
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SARAH BEAULIEU, Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. human resources benefits and wellness specialist A HEALTHY THOUGHT
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Programs keep staff in good mindset
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Rhode Island, a Providence-based men torship program that pairs boys and girls across the state with adult role models, has added to its slate of health initiatives for employees during the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We were pretty well set up for mental health before the pandemic,” she said. Afonseca also said the organization set up a hybrid work schedule in the meantime. Big Brothers Big Sisters has also had a high employee retention rate of roughly 83% during the pandemic. Even though the government provided assistance during the pandemic, many employees left govern ment benefits and opted to return to work at Big Brothers Big Sisters. n
‘We know that when people can live in a healthy and happy way outside work, they will do great work when they come to work.’
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CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Brian Azar CEO and president NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 286 CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): Dr. John Pezzullo President NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 412 CEO (OR EQUIVALENT): David Caprio CEO and president NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 345
THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH focus continues to evolve at Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. Sarah Beaulieu, human resources benefits and wellness specialist at the Warwick-based medical imaging services provider, said clinical team members worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Protecting the mental health of these employees was paramount, as are all employ ees, she said, and stress relief was at the forefront.
RIMI’s wellness committee, which includes C-suite members, is always brainstorming ways to improve initiatives. At the on-site gym, for example, personal training sessions were just added. “This way em ployees can utilize the full benefits, improving nutrition and workout techniques,” Beaulieu said. n
A walking challenge, started in 2020 around when the worldwide health crisis began, remains popular. Beaulieu said it benefits employ ees’ mind and body alike with physical activity and fresh air. “Many developed a habit of taking regular walking breaks,” Beaulieu said.
Mental health focus sets positive tone
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Health insurer790 Charity walks, flexible work arrangements, health challenge programs, mental health awareness, Rhodes to Well-being program, stress management 5 Providence Community Health CentersInc. | Merrillprovidencechc.orgR.Thomas 375 Allens (401)444-0400Providence,R.I.02905Ave. Health care630 Gym discounts, health awareness programs, implementation of head space for all staff, offsite mindfulness training, weight-loss challenges HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS OF RHODE ISLAND - 15-499 EMPLOYEES (based on companies with 15-499 employees) 2022 rank Company | CEO/PresidentWebsite PhoneAddress Type of business No. employeesTopof health programs offered 1 Groov-PinCorp. |groov-pin.com ScotJones, CEO 331 Farnum (401)232-3377Smithfield,R.I.02917Pike Manufacturer90 Acupuncture sessions, group fundraising walks, mindfulness programs, monthly on-site or virtual yoga sessions, online mental health care, self-defense sessions 2 Rhode Island Medical ImagingInc. |rimirad.com Dr. JohnPezzullo, president 125 Metro Center (401)432-2400Warwick,R.I.02886Blvd. Health care412 Mental health resources, nonprofit walk events, on-site gym, personal training sessions 3 Coastal1 Credit Union 1 |coastal1.org BrianAzar 1200 Central (401)722-2212Pawtucket,R.I.02861Ave. Credit union286 Birthday days off and special benefits, cardio conditioning class, chair massages, mental health webinars, on-site walking groups, yoga class 4 Children's Friend and Service |cfsri.org DavidCaprio
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