Health, Wellness Workplace Expo Designed to Improve Workplace Environment

From Somerset County Business Partnership:

The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) will present the ”Second Annual Workplace Health & Wellness Exposition 2016,” Somerset County’s premier workplace wellness event on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Anew Wellness, 270 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, N.J.

In collaboration with Healthier Somerset and offered during Healthier Somerset Month, the event is being provided as a no cost business resource for local companies and their employees. Expo 2016 will highlight the numerous benefits that can be gained by employers who implement wellness strategies as a component of their business model.

The event is organized by the SCBP Workplace Wellness Committee comprised of healthcare professionals and service providers who recommend wellness strategies as a proven tool to help employees gain greater engagement and effectiveness in the workplace.

The Expo will provide businesses of all sizes, particularly small and medium-sized companies, with key resources to benefit employees and to assist with carrying out employer-based wellness approaches, including a “how-to” model for executing a wellness fair live-in-action.

“This year’s health exposition is built on the premise that healthy employees equal better business,” commented Expo co-chair Sejal Davé Sharma of RWJ University Hospital. “Providers like RWJUH have made the commitment to help businesses in Somerset County weave health and wellness into the fabric of their corporate culture. We invite all employers to come to the health expo and use it as a bazaar of local wellness options that may be applied to the workplace.”

“The 2016 Wellness Expo will build on the success of the inaugural event held last year,” said Somerset County Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh, a member of Healthier Somerset. “We encourage businesses to invest in their most valuable resource – their employees – by participating in and learning from this comprehensive program.”

The expo will offer exhibits and health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, smoking cessation, healthy weight, healthy diet/nutrition, auditory assessment, and stress management conducted by doctors and other health professionals from RWJ University Hospital, Summit Medical Group, Natural Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carrier Clinic and Anew Wellness. Additionally, there will be healthy and nutritious food stations, food preparation demonstrations and samplings, wellness-related workshops, and exercise and movement demonstrations.

“Anew Wellness is excited to once again host Somerset County’s Annual Health & Wellness Expo,” added co-chair Ezekiel Rivera. “This year’s focus will be, Healthy Employees = Better Business and we are excited to provide the local business community an opportunity to access local resources as a means of cultivating a culture of health and wellness within Somerset County. Whether your business is large or small, this year’s health expo will provide insight into cost effective ways to promoting health and wellness at your workplace. We welcome all employers, regardless of size, to come and join us.”

The Expo is free and open to the public. Pre-registration will entitle businesses and employees to qualify for Grand Prize drawings. Further information is available online or by calling Takeena Deas at (908) 218-4300 or tdeas@scbp.org.

The Wellness Expo 2016 is made possible through the cooperation of the Somerset County Business Partnership member companies, Healthier Somerset, Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce and the Township of Franklin. Premier sponsors include Anew Wellness, RWJ University Hospital, Sharonview Federal Credit Union, Carrier Clinic, Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation, Digestive Healthcare Center, and Summit Medical Group. Additional contributions provided by The Palace at Somerset Park, Bonefish Grill, Rita’s Italian Ice, Rutgers Athletics Center, TD Bank Ballpark, Verdini Studios, Bridgewater Marriott and Final Touch Plantscaping.

Healthier Somerset is a diverse coalition of residents, businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers, government and faith-based organizations that work to improve the health of Somerset County residents to improve physical, emotional and economic well-being.

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