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CHICAGO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ComPsych recently announced the gold winners of the third-annual Health at Work Award: Sprint; Erie Insurance; City of Naperville, Ill. and Green Hills Public Library District. Winners were selected based on their wellness program's comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. ComPsych Corporation is the world's largest provider of employee assistance programs and worldwide leader in GuidanceResources(R) (EAPs, behavioral health, work-life, wellness and crisis intervention services).

"Employers are taking a much more hands-on approach to wellness in their quest to contain health costs," said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, chairman and CEO of ComPsych. "This year's entries showed a great deal of ingenuity, with programs aimed at both getting employees involved and keeping them engaged. Employers also have brought together new specialized staff, outside vendors and internally created programs and synthesized all of these components to work toward employee health improvement and cost reductions.

"We applaud these four organizations for promoting health and wellness in the workplace, and improving the lives of employees."

Within four categories based on size, the following organizations were recognized:

Winner Category

Green Hills Public Library District Less than 100 employees

City of Naperville, Ill. 101 - 2,500 employees

Erie Insurance 2,501 - 10,000 employees

Sprint More than 10,000 employees

Some highlights of these organizations' health and wellness promotion programs include:

-- Activities that increase physical activity during the workday and

increase social interacti
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