[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26934-26935]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 9, 2007

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Energy 
Corporation of America for implementing one of the Nation's most 
successful employee health and wellness programs.
  Energy Corporation of America, with operations in the Kanawha Valley, 
is being honored by the Wellness Council of America as the recipient of 
the Platinum Well Workplace Award. Already an honoree of the Gold Well 
Workplace award, the company had to undergo rigorous requirements and 
an extensive application process to be considered. Since its inception 
in 2001, only 21 organizations in the Nation have received the Platinum 
Well Workplace Award.
  The corporation's unique approach to its employees and their well-
being serves as a model for other organizations to follow. Compared to 
the national average, only 30 percent

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of wellness initiatives are met by employees and the ECA has 95 percent 
participation from both employees and their spouses. They participate 
in an annual health screening and health risk appraisal, and then meet 
with a health coach who outlines an annual regimen with many resources 
to guide them with their yearly health and wellness goals. Employees 
and their spouses receive an annual bonus as an extra incentive to meet 
their fitness goals.
  The success of this program is most evident in the health and well-
being of Energy Corporation of America's employees and the 
unprecedented success of the company's ability to contain its 
healthcare cost since the early 1990's. In a state and in a nation 
where the health of its citizens is constantly under criticism, it is 
my privilege to recognize the Energy Corporation of America, which 
serves as a model of success for the implementation of a health and 
wellness program for its employees.
  I am honored to recognize the Energy Corporation of America for the 
Platinum Well Workplace Award. It is an honor to serve a company in 
West Virginia's Second Congressional District whose health and well-
being of its employees is its top priority.

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