TOWNSHEND — Grace Cottage Hospital was recognized for its worksite wellness efforts by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and the Vermont Department of Health on March 25 in Burlington.
Grace Cottage Hospital was one of 92 businesses that received an award for 2014. This is the third year that Grace Cottage Hospital has been honored.
The awards are designed to highlight and recognize what worksites around the state are doing to promote the health and wellness of their employees. The organizations that receive the awards vary in size, industry, and location but they all have a common thread, a commitment to workplace wellness.
“Worksites that promote healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco use cessation, and breastfeeding, contribute to the overall health and wellness of all Vermonters, and they are one of the key reasons we are routinely rated the nation's healthiest state,” said Health Commissioner Harry Chen.