New Accreditation Program for Healthy Workplaces

On June 12, 2012, HealthLead, the first accreditation for healthy workplaces was launched at a forum at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Joined by representatives from business, government, and non-profit organizations, leaders of US Healthiest introduced this new rating system designed to help organizations improve employee health as a business performance strategy.

Among the first 12 employers to receive accreditation: the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Arlington, VA); ING DIRECT (Minneapolis, MN); The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH); Target Corporation (Minneapolis, MN); and Intel (Santa Clara, CA).

HealthLead provides independent, third-party verification that an employer meets high standards for a culture, environment, policies, benefits and programs that support employee well-being. It is modeled on the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification rating system, and its recent release follows two years of development and pilot testing of a comprehensive set of standards and application and evaluation processes.