OREANDA-NEWS. July 15, 2015. Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), today congratulated its valued health clients that were recently named as Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® by the National Business Group on Health, including Aramark, Cardinal Health, CVS Health, IBM Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, NextEra Energy and Walgreens Boots Alliance, among others.

The Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® awards recognize organizations with a continuous commitment to resources, innovation and plan design, supporting programs dedicated to improving employee health and well-being. Winners are selected by a panel of peer judges from Business Group member companies.

“Health is a foundational element of wellness, and it can drive financial results in terms of productivity, quality and risk control,” said Stephanie Pronk, senior vice president at Aon Hewitt. “Leading organizations that foster a strong culture of health, through leading by example and encouraging healthy activities, will cultivate a workforce that is happier, demonstrates better health behaviors and is more actively engaged.”

Nearly two-thirds of the 64 organizations named as a Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® have worked with Aon to design, implement and/or communicate comprehensive health and wellness strategies to employees, retirees and their families.

“At NextEra Energy, we’re strong advocates for providing our employees and their families a wide range of opportunities to help them make good choices about their health and well-being,” said Deborah Caplan, executive vice president, human resources and corporate services for NextEra Energy. “We’re all about creating a culture that allows employees to be fully engaged and achieve a healthy and high-performing work life that meets the business needs of our company and their own personal and family needs at the same time.”

Aon Hewitt has been a partner of the National Business Group on Health to promote employer investment in health and well-being programs. Aon Hewitt representatives sit on the boards for both the National Business Group on Health Institute on Innovation in Workforce Wellbeing and the Institute on Health, Productivity and Human Capital.