Drake was announced the winner of the 2020 Healthiest State Large Workplace Award at the Healthiest State Annual Awards banquet Feb. 6. The award, presented by the Healthiest State Initiative, recognizes Drake for its efforts to improve the physical, social, and emotional well-being of its faculty and staff.
“We are proud to recognize Drake University with this award,” said Jami Haberl, executive director of the Healthiest State Initiative. “Drake has taken its commitment to wellness for its staff and expanded its efforts to involve the greater campus community as well as the surrounding neighborhood.”
The award recognized Drake for several noteworthy accomplishments, including:
- Partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa to create Sprout: The Des Moines Urban Youth Learning Garden
- Providing free access to the comprehensive on-campus fitness facilities and discounted memberships for family members
- Implementing the “DU Well Scorecard” program, which breaks down wellness into eight dimensions and incentivizes healthy behaviors for employees
As an award winner, Drake received $1,000 to continue its work focused on improving the health and wellbeing of its students, faculty, and staff. The Healthiest State Annual Awards were sponsored by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Hy-Vee, Inc., Nemours, and HealthPartners UnityPoint Health. To learn more about the Healthiest State Initiative and its programming and events, visit IowaHealthiestState.com.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources