The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Healthiest Maryland Businesses initiative has presented Perdue Farms a Gold Wellness at Work Award for achievements in improving associates’ health through the company’s innovative Health Improvement Program (HIP). Van Mitchell, secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, presented the award at the recent annual Maryland Workplace Health and Wellness Symposium at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum Heights.
“We are thrilled to receive recognition for our efforts and commitment to providing ongoing wellness programs to our associates,” said Dawn Carey, director of Perdue’s health and wellness programs. “The true success of this accomplishment is the associates, their engagement, motivation and unwavering commitment to make behavior modifications and take actionable steps to improve their health and well-being. By helping to make the associates aware of their health profile, we can support them in making positive changes in their lives that will not only affect them, but their families and the communities in which they live.”