News Archives - Wellness Council of Indiana

NEXTGEN Healthcare Summit

NEXTGEN Healthcare Summit NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE SUMMIT 2024 - PART 1 As the focus on weight loss treatments intensifies, our summit embarks on a comprehensive exploration of their far-reaching implications on healthcare expenditure. Yet, our agenda extends beyond examination. We delve deeper to uncover the transformative potential of integrating medical interventions with population health management, thereby activating proactive measures to enhance the wellness journey of employees. Population Management's Impact on Health Plan Success and Employee Well-Being » Conner Insurance Admin Email Venue: The Montage, 8580 Allison Pointe Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46250 Date: April 23, 2024 Time: 08:00 AM - 11:00 [...]

2023 Wellness Council of Indiana Annual Report

2023 Wellness Council of Indiana Annual Report The annual report highlights the outcomes, impacts and reach across Indiana, based on Wellness Council efforts, support, and resources provided in 2023. Additionally, how the WCI plans to move forward to the future in 2024. The Wellness Council of Indiana is honored to guide organizations and communities through their well-being journeys. We exist to improve the quality of life for Indiana residents by empowering employers and communities to create thriving places to live, work, learn and play through connection, collaboration, education and evaluation. WCI-AnnualReport2023

The Wellness Council Welcomes New Member Relations Manager Chelsie Jaramillo

Chelsie Jaramillo is the new Member Relations Manager for the Wellness Council of Indiana. She comes to us from Purdue University Extension where she was employed as a Community Wellness Coordinator. Chelsie worked directly with Indiana communities and organizations to help create a sustainable culture of health. She has hands-on experience working with organizations to update and implement policy change, strategic planning and systemic change efforts, and building a health-focused environment. Chelsie also has experience in event planning, website building, communication strategy building, grant writing, and more. She owns her own local baking/catering business and is an active member [...]

Elevating the Obesity Conversation in Indiana

Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease of adults and children that continues to increase in the United States and Indiana. One in five children and more than one in three adults struggle with obesity.

AchieveWELL Companies, Indiana Healthy Community Honored by Wellness Council of Indiana

For media information, contact: Matt Ottinger at (317) 264-7541 / mottinger@indianachamber.com Rebecca Patrick at (317) 264-6897 / rpatrick@indianachamber.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AchieveWELL Companies, Indiana Healthy Community Honored by Wellness Council of Indiana August 29, 2022 (INDIANAPOLIS) — Improving Indiana’s health and wellness culture starts with organizations and communities making it a priority. The Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) is pleased to recognize nine organizations across the state that have qualified for its AchieveWELL designation – and two communities for their for ongoing wellness efforts. AchieveWELL is the Wellness Council of Indiana’s workplace wellness assessment, evaluation and recognition program. The [...]

Workplace Burnout/Addiction with Empathy and Resilience

From BenefitsPRO: "SHRM (The Society for Human Resource Management) recently reported that “burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with 42% of teams struggling under the weight of too many projects and responsibilities.” The article also reported that a March 2021 survey found more than 40% of U.S. employees felt burned out from their work. This finding was further supported by a July 2021 survey conducted by The Hartford finding 61% of U.S. workers experiencing burnout. It is estimated we spend approximately one-third or 30% of our lives working, which equates to 25 to 30 years." Read [...]

Stomp Out the Stigma: with Kim LaMontagne

The Wellness Council of Indiana, in cooperation with our partners at the Indiana Department of Health and Gibson, are pleased to present a five-part employer mental health series: Stomp Out the Stigma: Coffee Chats with Kim LaMontagne. This series is comprised of four 30-minute webinars and one in-person session. Attendees will learn the steps to develop a mentally healthy workplace culture and how decrease mental health stigma. All virtual events are free to attend. In person session free for WCI member organizations, list price: $49 Join us for the following: Part One: Develop the Business Case for a Mentally Strong Workforce [...]

How to Start DE&I Work on a Budget

From Ragan's Workplace Wellness Insider: "In response to the movement for racial justice in the summer of 2020, organizations committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, but have those generated actual change? Culture Amp’s “2022 Workplace DEI Report: Understanding the DEI Landscape” compares what HR and DE&I professionals are doing with how employees feel about the actions. In the “Understanding the DEI landscape” survey, 85% of HR and DE&I practitioners agree their organizations are building a diverse and inclusive culture. Yet only 34% of respondents say they have sufficient resources to support this work and 27% [...]

Wellness Council of Indiana Member Organizations Named 2022 “Best Places to Work”

The Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) congratulates 23 WCI member and sponsor organizations that have been named to the 2022 Best Places to Work list, presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce! Congratulations to: Apex Benefits * AssuredPartners DK Pierce & Associates Elements Financial * First Person – NFP * Fleece Performance Engineering Gibson Hylant Indesign, LLC * Indiana Oxygen Company Invesque JA Benefits, LLC Katz, Sapper & Miller * KBSO Consulting LLC LHD Benefit Advisors Luther Consulting, LLC Mobile reCell Performance Services REGO-FIX USA Shepherd Insurance Steinberger Construction, Inc. TrueScripts Unified Group Services, Inc. * Hall of Fame [...]

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation in the Workplace

The Wellness Council of Indiana, in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Health, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission, is pleased to present this four-part employer webinar series, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation in the Workplace. Join us December 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET for the first webinar in this series, Employer Considerations: Stress, Mental Health and Tobacco Cessation. Each program will be recorded and sent to registrants post-event. Register for each part in the series below! December 7, 2021 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET - REGISTER HERE February 22, 2022 – 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. ET [...]