Cardinal Health Honored With Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award by National Business Group on Health

DUBLIN, Ohio, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Business Group on Health honored Cardinal Health with its Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award for its commitment to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees and their families to support and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Cardinal Health received a platinum award for its Healthy Lifestyles program, a program that is part of the company's overarching benefits strategy to support the well-being and development of its employees. The platinum awards recognizes employers for established "healthy weight, healthy lifestyles" programs with measurable success and documented outcomes.

"Our programs are focused on providing our employees with tools and resources and engaging them to lead a healthy life," said Carole Watkins, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health. "We're honored to be recognized by the National Business Group on Health for the success we've achieved with our progressive work in our Healthy Lifestyles initiative."

The company's innovative approach to employee health incorporates work/life effectiveness initiatives, programs and incentives emphasizing wellness and prevention. The programs include consumer-driven health plans, education and awareness programs, disease management and wellness programs, enhanced work/life programs, flexible work pilot programs, financial savings plans and employee assistance programs.

The Healthy Lifestyles program works to promote employees' well-being by maintaining health through work/life effectiveness resources, self-check guides, web-based tools, screenings and preventive care; improving health and reducing risk through biometric screenings, health assessments and coaching; and managing health and chronic conditions through condition management, wellness programs, and nurse advocates.

"We are very pleased to recognize Cardinal Health for its ongoing commitment to providing lifestyle improvement programs that encourage healthy lifestyles for their employees," said Helen Darling, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health. "Cardinal Health and its management team should be proud of their dedication and recognizing the importance of promoting and maintaining a healthy workforce. We congratulate them on receiving this award."

Cardinal Health received the 2012 Best Employers for Health Lifestyles Award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health's Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being. This marks the second time the company has received the award. Cardinal Health had previously been awarded the Best Employers for Health Lifestyles Award at the gold and silver levels.

About Cardinal Health

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) is a $103 billion health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care while  reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and operating the nation's largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ranked #21 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 30,000 people worldwide. More information about the company may be found at cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.

About the National Business Group on Health

The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit, membership organization of large employers devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most important health care and related benefits issues and to being the voice for large employers on national health care issues. The Business Group, whose 345 members include 64 of the Fortune 100, identifies, develops and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues. Business Group members provide health coverage for more than 55 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information, visit www.businessgrouphealth.org.

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SCAN Health Plan Honored for Excellence in Community Outreach

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

SCAN Health Plan was one of eight healthcare organizations honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) for their outstanding efforts in serving the community. The prestigious Healthcare Leadership Award ceremonies are conducted annually by the LABJ to recognize locally based companies whose community outreach programs are making an impact on the quality of life for Angelenos. SCAN has received this honor two years in a row.

“Our mission is to help seniors live independently at home and in their communities as long as possible,” said Lena Perelman, director of community outreach at SCAN. “One of the ways we carry out that mission is through our community outreach efforts.”

SCAN brings to seniors in Los Angeles a growing array of unique community outreach programs which, in 2011, reached more seniors than ever before. The community outreach initiatives include SCAN Van, a mobile resource center for seniors and caregivers; Trading Ages, a senior sensitivity program; Senior Resource Centers; and a community-giving program through which SCAN provides financial support to nonprofit agencies that serve seniors.

SCAN also offers Classroom in the Community, a health education program designed with an emphasis on health literacy, to engage older adults in health maintenance as well as encourage active and healthy lifestyles.

In addition to its unique programming, SCAN collaborates with local partners to fill gaps in community services and provide resources where they can do the most good. In 2011 SCAN joined with California Telephone Access Program and HEARx to offer a series of on-site hearing checks making it easier for Medicare beneficiaries who qualified to receive a free adaptive telephone – on the spot. SCAN also partnered with the Braille Institute to increase awareness of available free “low-vision” services.

“As a health plan, SCAN provides solid health benefits and access to needed care; however, we believe our responsibility extends further,” added Perelman. “We are working to help improve the quality of life for older adults and to support our communities as they endeavor to meet the challenges that this growing population faces.”

SCAN and its fellow honorees were recognized last week at a special luncheon at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The journal said that the awards are intended to “honor the accomplishments of individuals and organizations that have made strides in helping Angelinos receive better healthcare.”

SCAN Health Plan has been serving the Los Angeles area since the company was founded in 1977 and since that time has been focusing on the unique needs of seniors. The company currently has nearly 130,000 members in California and Arizona. Further information may be obtained at scanhealthplan.com.

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