Two awards for workplace wellness from the Ragan Co. have been bestowed upon Lincoln, recognizing the company's robust and ongoing commitment to a productive, engaged, and healthy workforce.

Lincoln Financial Group announced today that it has received two Ragan Workplace Wellness Awards in the categories of Outstanding Wellness Program: Large Organization (more than 1,000 employees) and Mental Health/Well-being. The winners on this list represent the world's most effective corporate well-being programs. Through wellness programs, these organizations prioritize their employees' mental, physical, social, and professional well-being, resulting in more productive, engaged, and healthy workforces.

"Lincoln Financial Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits and resources to help employees take charge of their emotional, physical, social, and financial well-being—while maintaining fulfilling and balanced lives,"

said Jonmichael Daly, SVP, Total Rewards, HR Technology & Operations.

"We constantly improve our wellness programs and strive to implement practices that will have a long-term impact on the lives of our employees and their families. Ragan's acknowledgement of our work is an honor, and we will continue to prioritize employee wellness as a critical area of organizational sustainability and growth."

Lincoln invests in its employees by offering a variety of health and wellness programs, ensuring that they have every opportunity to live healthy lives. Lincoln's comprehensive health and wellness benefits include one-on-one financial wellness support from retirement consultants, on-demand homework tutoring through the employee assistance program, and health coaches who specialize in stress management, anxiety, depression, and other issues.

Lincoln's medical plans include in-network preventive care as well as a variety of other unique benefits such as nutritional counseling, diabetes management, and applied behavioral therapy for employees' autistic children. Lincoln adds new programs and benefits on a regular basis to improve the employee experience, such as increased parental leave, enhanced fertility benefits and support, and new digital tools for mindfulness, resilience, and emotional well-being.

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Lincoln promotes employee wellness in a multifaceted manner. The company's strategy is straightforward: keep wellness at the forefront of employees' minds by consistently promoting Lincoln's diverse health benefits and wellness programs.

Lincoln's corporate wellness program includes a variety of resources, tools, and annual campaigns to assist employees in cultivating healthy lifestyles, such as "Show Us Your Red" to raise awareness for heart disease in women, "Wear Blue" to encourage men's health issues to be more visible, seasonal flu shots provided at no cost to employees, and several no-cost options for annual health screenings. Employee health and well-being are also prioritized by the company through ongoing campaigns focusing on nutrition, health coaching, stress management, mindfulness, virtual wellness challenges, and preventative healthcare.

Source: LFG newsroom