Company programs cited for reducing disparities and improving the
health of employees.
The National Business Group on Health has honored Prudential Financial,
Inc. (NYSE: PRU) for their ongoing commitment to reducing health care
disparities in the workplace and for supporting a diverse workforce. The
company was recognized with the 3rd Annual Innovation in Reducing Health
Care Disparities Award at the National Business Group on Health's 2013
Business Health Agenda conference held in Washington, DC.
In presenting the award, Helen Darling, President and CEO of the
National Business Group on Health, commented: “We are very pleased to
honor Prudential for their relentless efforts and innovative approaches
to reduce health care disparities. More and more companies understand
just how important it is that their health care benefit programs meet
the needs of a culturally diverse workforce. Prudential recognize that
by addressing health care disparities, they are improving the value,
quality and effectiveness of the health care services their employees
receive.”
“Prudential's commitment to health is closely aligned with its
commitment to diversity and inclusion. A one size fits all approach to
health won't work. It's important to understand how differences like
race, gender and lifestyle may be influencing well-being and figure that
into our care strategies for employees and their dependents," says Dr.
Andrew Crighton, Prudential's chief medical officer. "We're encouraged
in our efforts by this recognition and honored to be acknowledged in
this way.”
Since 2006, Prudential's Health & Wellness team has been analyzing
health disparity data trends to help increase the efficacy of its health
programming. The company requests that its partners keep them apprised
of their efforts to decrease disparities and help identify opportunities
to do greater good within its population. In 2011, Prudential launched
its “Healthy Diabetic” chronic disease program. The company selected
diabetes because of the incidence and ramifications of the disease
within its population, the modifiable nature of the disease with
targeted interventions and because its health disparity data showed a
disproportionate incidence of the disease among some groups within its
population. The goal of the program was to enhance the client/nurse
relationship with individualized and focused coaching toward helping the
clients achieve glycemic control (A1C<7%) decreasing their risk of
complications from the disease, and toward empowering them to make
healthy life style changes through appropriate referrals and education.
“We know that health disparities affect all employers, and that failure
to address them will seriously hurt the health, productivity and quality
of life of their employees and dependents. The leadership team at
Prudential understands the importance of reducing health disparities and
we strongly encourage other employers to follow the lead of these
leading organizations in addressing the issue of health care
disparities,” Darling concluded.
About the National Business Group on Health: The National
Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit organization
devoted exclusively to representing large employers' perspective on
national health policy issues and providing practical solutions to its
members' most important health care problems. The Business Group helps
drive today's health agenda while promoting ideas for controlling health
care costs, improving patient safety and quality of care and sharing
best practices in health benefits management with senior benefits, HR
professionals, and medical directors from leading corporations. Business
Group members, which include 65 Fortune 100 companies, provide health
coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees and their
families. For more information, visit www.businessgrouphealth.org.
About Prudential Financial: Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:
PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $1.060 trillion of
assets under management as of December 31, 2012, has operations in the
United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and
talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional
customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products
and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related
services, mutual funds and investment management. In the U.S.,
Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability,
expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information,
please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/
