BATON ROUGE, La. — The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) today announced it is now accepting applications for its inaugural Capital Region Employee Health Innovation Award.
The award, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, will recognize companies in the community that have implemented and promoted innovative practices which led to healthier and more productive employees in the workplace.
Applications are available to companies within the nine-parish Capital Region through July 25 at brac.org/healthinnovation.
“This award will not only allow us to recognize and celebrate companies for providing a healthy workplace, but also to help good ideas spread and encourage more companies to get smarter about employee health," said Adam Knapp, president and CEO of BRAC. “The war for talent is intense, and businesses who embrace these types of internal programming often see better retention and employee engagement.”
A selection of members from the business and health community will participate in a judges' panel to oversee the evaluation, selection, and presentation of the Capital Region Employee Health Innovation Award.
“Innovation in healthcare is a priority as we work to improve the state of health in Louisiana. In order to have the impact that will be meaningful and lasting, we want to promote innovative companies—and share the learnings—with other organizations so that we can help support a healthier, productive workforce in the greater Baton Rouge region,” said Blue Cross Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation Darrell Langlois.
An honoree will be selected in both a small and large business category. To qualify for the Capital Region Employee Health Innovation Award, a business must:
Awards will be presented at BRAC's Monthly Lunch event on Sept. 10.
To apply, or to get more information on the award, visit brac.org/healthinnovation.
About the Baton Rouge Area Chamber
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) leads economic development in the nine-parish Baton Rouge Area, working to grow jobs and wealth and to improve the business climate and competitiveness in the region. Today, BRAC investors include more than 1,500 small businesses, mid-sized firms, large industry and entrepreneurial startups, as well as individuals and organizations that support business and economic development. In this capacity, BRAC serves as the voice of the business community, providing knowledge, access, services and advocacy. More information is available at brac.org.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is committed to our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. We invest both time and money in the health and wellbeing of Louisiana communities by supporting more than 200 charitable organizations through volunteer service, board participation, employee giving and focused grantmaking.
Our commitment to corporate citizenship was recognized in 2019 by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was honored as one of The Civic 50: the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States.
With our subsidiaries, HMO Louisiana and Southern National Life, we cover 1.8 million members, providing group and individual health insurance plans, life and disability insurance, group voluntary products and administrative services. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana also provides Medicare supplement and Medicare Advantage plans and is a partner in offering the Healthy Blue Medicaid managed care plan. Louisiana is the only state where we operate, with headquarters in Baton Rouge and offices in every major region to serve our customers.
Founded in New Orleans in 1934, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a tax-paying nonprofit health insurer. We are a private mutual company, owned by our policyholders, with an independent Louisiana Board of Directors and no shareholders. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
We invite all Louisianians to visit our website at www.bcbsla.com or talk to us on social media.
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