NORTH WALES, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), a non-profit association of 425 large U.S. employers, honored Teva for having one of the best workforce well-being programs in the nation.
Teva is among 55 U.S. employers that received the 2016 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® award presented at NBGH’s Fall Conference. Teva received a Silver Award for providing employees and their families with a variety of opportunities to improve their total well-being and pursue healthier lifestyles. Teva continually invests in its people by providing valuable tools and resources that are designed to encourage healthy physical, financial and emotional habits—at work and at home.
This is the first year Teva entered the NBGH Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles competition—and its first award recognition from the association.
“Our culture of well-being is rooted in Teva’s purpose of ‘improving health, making people feel better,’ is demonstrated within Teva by promoting healthy work environments and developing outstanding programs for our employees that encourage good overall health,” said Lesley Billow, SVP HR, Americas, Teva. “Teva is proud to be among such influential organizations that are positively impacting the well-being and productivity of employees and their families.”
The Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award honors companies that put plans and programs in place to improve the physical, financial, emotional and social well-being of its workforce. Teva received a distinction based on an overall well-being strategy that aligns with the company’s five corporate values.
Brian Marcotte, President and CEO of NBGH, commented: “We congratulate Teva for their dedication to improving the well-being of their employees. Employers are transitioning their focus from offering traditional wellness programs focused primarily on improving their employees' physical health to holistic well-being strategies aimed at enhancing the various facets of employees and their families' lives. We commend Teva and its leaders for their innovation.”
About Teva
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company that delivers high-quality, patient-centric healthcare solutions to millions of patients every day. Headquartered in Israel, Teva is the world’s largest generic medicines producer, leveraging its portfolio of more than 1,800 molecules to produce a wide range of generic products in nearly every therapeutic area. In specialty medicines, Teva has a world-leading position in innovative treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, including pain, as well as a strong portfolio of respiratory products. Teva integrates its generics and specialty capabilities in its global research and development division to create new ways of addressing unmet patient needs by combining drug development capabilities with devices, services and technologies. Teva's net revenues in 2015 amounted to $19.7 billion. For more information, visit www.tevapharm.com.
