Vermont Business Magazine United Counseling Service has won a Governor’s Excellence in Workplace Wellness Gold Award from the Vermont Department of Health. Members of the UCS Wellness Committee attended the Worksite Wellness Conference held in Burlington March 21st to receive the award. The Workplace Wellness Award Program recognizes Vermont organizations that have demonstrated an established wellness strategy promoting healthy environments and supporting the well-being of their employees.
“We deeply believe in the importance of staff maintaining a focus on their own physical and emotional wellness,” said Lorna Mattern, Executive Director of UCS. “The activities and initiatives our Wellness Committee develops for staff are creative, unique and dynamic and constantly evolve to meet the needs of our staff.”
This is the 6th consecutive year UCS has won the Worksite Wellness Award.
UCS is a private, non-profit community mental health center serving Bennington County since 1958. UCS promotes healthy lifestyles through all its programs and offers care at 15 different facilities, including two primary outpatient facilities in Bennington and Manchester. UCS provides comprehensive, community-based behavioral and developmental services for children, adults, families, and seniors. UCS employs 300 people and annually serves nearly 3,000 Bennington County residents. UCS has been designated a Center of Excellence by Vermont Care Partners.
UCS Wellness Committee Members, with Health Commissioner Levine and Governor Scott, receive the Award for Worksite Wellness