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THE HEALTH PROJECTPRESENTSThe 2021C. Everett KoopNationalHealth AwardsIncluding a History ofCost-EffectiveWellness ProgramsHealth promotion and diseaseprevention with demonstratedresults, available free onlinewww.thehealthproject.com

About Dr. C. Everett KoopDr. C. Everett Koop (1916-2013) was an American pediatric surgeon andpublic health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health ServiceCommissioned Corps, and served as the 13th Surgeon General of the UnitedStates under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. Dr. Koop becamea household name during his tenure and is widely regarded as the mostinfluential Surgeon General in American history. During his term, he playeda crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking and advocating fora smoke-free America.Dr. Koop spent the vast majority of his career as a practicing physician. For35 years, from 1946 to 1981, he was pediatric surgeon-in-chief at theChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and in 1956, he established thenation's first neonatal surgical intensive care unit. While a surgeon inPhiladelphia, Dr. Koop performed groundbreaking surgical procedures onconjoined twins, invented techniques that today are commonly used forinfant surgery and saved the lives of countless children who otherwise mighthave been allowed to die.The Health Project has been awarding annual prizes to organizations withproven health improvement and cost savings programs since 1994, when theorganization was established, with Dr. Koop as its chairperson. Dr. Koopwas known as ‘America’s Doctor’ and The Health Project will continue topresent the annual C. Everett Koop National Health Award in his honor.

2021 Winner ofThe C. Everett Koop National Health AwardUniversity of MichiganMHealthyMHealthy supports the health and well-being of University ofMichigan (U-M) faculty and staff, as well as their families, U-Mpatients, retirees, community members and K-12 students. Since itsinception in 2009, it has helped to improve lives and support aculture of health at the university by delivering effective, evidencebased health and well-being programs and services. Broadly,MHealthy programs address the following health behavior areas:mental and emotional well-being, physical activity, tobacco,cessation, alcohol use, nutrition, sleep, occupational health,and ergonomics. In examining data between 2016 and 2019, programparticipants were found to have lower medical and pharmaceuticalclaims costs, illness-related absenteeism, and turnover ratescompared to non-participants. Moreover, U-M performed betterthan several national benchmarks on various measures, includingillness-related absenteeism, turnover, and organizational healthscores. MHealthy’s success is in its ability to remain nimble andaddress the varying needs of U-M’s 50,000-plus employees. Thechallenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic serve as a timelyexample. Managers and teams feeling disconnected from one anothercould attend workshops focused on strategies for buildingconnections while working on-site, remote, or a combination ofboth. MHealthy has also expanded its services to support issues suchas caregiving, meeting basic needs, social isolation, and financial wellbeing.2021 Honorable Mention RecipientUnion Bank & TrustUBTwell3

Past Winners of theC. Everett Koop National Health AwardYou are invited to visit our website to learn more about these programs, and usethat information to develop your own health promotion and disease preventioninitiatives. More information can be found at: www.thehealthproject.comAetna, Inc.*Alcon LaboratoriesAlliance DataAMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe CompanyApplied MaterialsBaylor College of MedicineBoise School DistrictBP AmericaCaterpillarCenter for AIDS Intervention Research(CAIR)Champion International Corp.*ChevronCIGNACitibank*DaimlerChrysler Corp.Dell, Inc.Dow Chemical Company*Eastman ChemicalEli Lilly and CompanyEnergy Corporation of AmericaEricsson Inc.Fairview Health ServicesFannie MaeFedEx CorporationGlaxo-Wellcome Inc.Hawaii Medical Services Association(HMSA)Health Management CorporationHealth NetHealthtrac Inc.Honeywell Inc.International Business MachinesCorporation (IBM)Johnson & JohnsonL.L.Bean, Inc.*Lincoln IndustriesLockheed Martin Idaho TechnologiesMarriott International Inc.McKesson CorporationMedical Mutual of OhioMotorolaNationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyNortheast UtilitiesO’Neal Industries, Inc.Pacific Bell*Park Nicollet Medical FoundationPepsi Bottling GroupPfizer Inc.*Pitney Bowes*Prudential FinancialQuaker Oats CompanyQuest DiagnosticsSan Jose City Fire DepartmentSentaraSHIELDS for Families Project, Inc.State of NebraskaSteelcase Inc.Sunset Park Family Health CenterNetworkTexas InstrumentsThe Volvo Group

Trigon Blue Cross Blue ShieldUAW - General MotorsUnion Pacific Railroad*University of Alabama at Birmingham School of EducationUniversity of VermontUNUM Corporation*USAAVanderbilt UniversityWE EnergiesWisconsin Education Association(WEA) Insurance Trust*Multi-year WinnerPast Honorable Mention RecipientsIn addition to full award winners, there have been many programs considered tobe outstanding, but have lacked sufficient health improvement or business resultsdata to meet The Health Project criteria. These programs are awarded the C.Everett Koop National Health Honorable Mention.Almoosa Specialist HospitalAmerican ExpressArcAFSCME Council 31AT&TBerkshire Health SystemsBlue Cross Blue Shield of TennesseeBlue Shield of CaliforniaBurlington Northern RailroadCarrel FertilizerCharleston Area Medical CentersCity of BirminghamThe Coca-Cola CompanyCoorsCornell UniversityCummins Inc.Dell Inc.Delta Air LinesDuPontFirst National Bank of ChicagoFranklin Memorial HospitalGracoGE Fitness CenterHealthMedia/Care Management InstituteHealth PartnersHealthwiseHouston Independent School DistrictHPN WorldWideHughes Electronics Corp.Hunter IndustriesIdaho National Engineering &Environmental LaboratoryIDEXX Laboratories Inc.Indian Health ServiceInternational Truck and EngineCorporationKaiser Permanente*Kal-Aero IncorporatedLG&E and KU EnergyLockton CompaniesLowe’s Companies, Inc.Maine GeneralMetroHealth System, TheMetro Nashville Public Schools*MBNAMichelin Tire Corporation5

Monterey CountyNationwide Mutual Insurance Company*NYC Dept. of Health & Mental HygieneNew York Life Insurance CompanyNorth Bay Health Resources CenterNorton Healthcare*The Ohio State UniversityPepsiCo*Perdue Farms, Inc.Project FreedomRoche, Inc.Sandia National Laboratories*San Mateo CountySentara HealthcareSouthern Farm Bureau Life InsuranceCompanySoutheast Alaska Regional HealthConsortiumStanford Five Cities ProjectTennecoThe TravelersTrek Bicycle CorporationUnion Bank & Trust*Union of Pan Asian CommunitiesUniversity of IowaUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MichiganUniversity of VirginiaUS Dept. Energy, MorgantownWachovia CorporationWashoe County School District*Multi-year WinnerSeveral programs that have been awarded Honorable Mentions have gone on towin full awards. The Health Project encourages Honorable Mention recipients toreapply. The following programs are Honorable Mention recipients that havebecome Award Winners:CIGNACitibankDell Inc.Health NetHoneywell, IncorporatedJohnson & JohnsonMotorolaNationwide Mutual InsuranceCompanyUnion Pacific RailroadUniversity of MichiganUniversity of VermontUNUM Life Insurance CompanyThe mission of The Health Project is to seek out, evaluate, promote, anddisseminate the lessons learned from exemplary health promotion and diseaseprevention programs with demonstrated effectiveness in improving employeepopulation health and related business outcomes.The Health Project salutes organizations that subscribe to this philosophy andhave implemented evidence-based programs. These programs have producedsignificant, proven results for employers, communities, and the nation.

The Health Project MissionThe Health Project, Inc. (The Health Project), is a tax-exempt not-for-profitcorporation formed to bring about critical attitudinal and behavioral changes inaddressing the health and well-being of Americans. The Health Project focuses onimproving personal health care practices and supporting population health byreaching adults where they spend most of their waking hours: at work. Manyorganizations have adopted health promotion (health and well-being) programs thatencourage good health habits and improved understanding of how to use healthservices more effectively by individual workers and their families.The mission of The Health Project is to seek out, evaluate, promote, and disseminatethe lessons learned from exemplary health promotion and disease preventionprograms with demonstrated effectiveness in improving employee population healthand related business outcomes. Winners must demonstrate that their program iswell integrated into the organization’s infrastructure and has yielded significantimprovement in population health and noteworthy business results (e.g., medicalcost savings, reduced absenteeism, fewer accidents, increased worker productivity,or improvements in other indicators documenting value-on-investment [VOI] suchas improved attraction/retention of talent, job satisfaction, engagement, andmorale).Employers must play a leadership role in promoting good health and preventingserious chronic illnesses by establishing evidence-based programs, policies, andenvironmental supports that emphasize positive health habits and judicious use ofhealth care services. At the same time, individual workers have a responsibility toadopt healthy lifestyles and all parties must recognize that good health habits are notonly desirable, but also necessary for building and maintaining a healthy andproductive workforce.The Health Project is dedicated to spotlighting private and public health programsthat have measurably improved the health and well-being of individuals and theirfamilies, and have done so cost-effectively. The programs recognized by The HealthProject highlight positive, productive, and well-designed initiatives that supportoptimum use of community and business health care resources. These best-practiceprograms are stored in a free web-based repository so that public and privateorganizations and community agencies may draw on them according to their needs,constantly improving and enlarging them through a widening user network toimprove population health outcomes.7

The Health Project Board of DirectorsChairman and Co-Founder .Carson E. BeadleSecurity Mutual Life Insurance Company of New YorkPresident and CEO .Ron Z. Goetzel, PhDJohns Hopkins Institute for Health and Productivity StudiesVice President .Seth Serxner, PhD, MPHOptum HealthSecretary/Treasurer. James Wiehl, JDNorton Rose Fulbright US LLPDavid R. Anderson, PhD.VisioNEXT LLCDavid W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA.Independent ConsultantMarleece Barber, MD, MHCM . Lockheed MartinJennifer Bruno . Johnson & JohnsonK. Andrew Crighton, MD . Crighton Consulting GroupJanis Davis-Street, MS, MA, EdD, CHES. ChevronJessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH. Jessica Grossmeier ConsultingPamela Hymel, MD, MPH.Walt Disney Parks and ResortsKimberly Jinnett, PhD, MSPH .UCSF Institute for Health and Aging and GenentechRebecca Kelly, MAE, PhD, RDN, FAND .Element Health, Inc.David C.F. Koop. SVA Financial GroupJoseph A. Leutzinger, PhD . Health Improvement Solutions, Inc.Tre' McCalister, MA, EdD . McCalister and Associates, Inc.Michael O’Donnell, MBA MPH, PhD.Art & Science of Health Promotion InstituteKenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD . University of Arizona School of MedicineUniversity of California (UCSF) School of MedicineStewart Sill, MS . CVS HealthJohn F. Troy, JD .Public Policy ConsultingAdvisory Directors:James F. Fries, MD.Stanford University School of MedicineWillis B. Goldbeck . Institute for Alternative FuturesJason E. Lang, MPH, MS.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Debra Lerner, MS, PhD. Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of MedicineJacque J. Sokolov, MD . .SSB Solutions