Congratulations to the 2009 NEWW Award Recipients GOLD STATUS FBI/CJIS Division - Clarksburg HIMG - Huntington Steptoe Johnson - Morgantown SILVER STATUS Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, LLP - Charleston Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital - Morgantown Highland Hospital - Charleston NIOSH - Morgantown St. Francis Health Systems - Charleston 2008 NEWW Award Recipients PLATNIUM STATUS ALCON, Huntington WVU Health Sciences Campus, Morgantown GOLD STATUS City of Morgantown, Morgantown Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield, Morgantown Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, Franklin Furnace, Ohio

Four award levels are:

Bronze - a Bronze level program must have been in place for twelve months.  All questions on the NEWW application must be completed and the appropriate attachments included with the submission.  Four (4) program reports must be included in the Programs section of the binder.  Two of the program reports must reflect the administration of the Health Risk Appraisal and Employee Interests Survey.  (These two programs are mandatory for consideration for the NEWW Award.)  The final two (2) reports may be for any other wellness programs offered.

Silver - a Silver level program must have been in place for at least two years.  All questions on the NEWW application must be completed and the appropriate attachments included with the submission. Six (6) program reports must be included in the Programs section of the binder.  The programs represented must specifically address health issues identified in the data collection process. Two (2) of the program reports must reflect the administration of the Health Risk Appraisal and Employee Interests Survey.  At least two (2) of the additional reports must describe a program directed at changing behaviors, (i.e. walking program, tobacco cessation, healthy vending choices, etc.) The final two (2) reports may be for any other wellness program offered.

Platinum - a Platinum level program must have been in place for at least five years.  The program must have received a prior Gold level NEWW determination or equivalent recognition. (Please contact the Wellness Council to verify equivalence of other national awards.) The Programs section of the binder must include eight (8) program reports specifically addressing health issues identified by the Health Risk Appraisal and/or Employee Interests Survey and/or other information utilized in the data collection process (such as claims utilization or workers compensation claims).  Two (2) of the program reports must reflect the administration of the Health Risk Appraisal and Employee Interests Survey.  The remaining six (6) program reports must describe programs directed at changing behaviors and measuring outcomes.   There is a section of the program report that specifies information required “For Platinum Applicants Only” that must be completed.  ALL Platinum applicants will be contacted to schedule a site visit and brief interview.

All applications are due by June 15th.  A local review will be completed no later than July 15th and successful applications will be forwarded for review by a national committee.  Winners will be notified of their award status no later than August 31st.  The awards presentation will take place at the WCWV's Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference on Worksite Wellness. 

Thank you for your interest in the NEWW Award!

NEWW Award Applications

NOTE: Contact Sharon Covert, Executive Director for a NEWW Application Checklist and Application.