Glendale Community College Receives Healthy Arizona Workplace Platinum Award

Glendale Community College (GCC) was recognized by the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) for achieving the Platinum Level of excellence in worksite wellness. The Healthy Arizona Worksite Award recognizes employers that make strong efforts to positively affect the health and well-being of their employees, their families, and their community by implementing comprehensive worksite wellness strategies. To qualify for the Platinum Level award, employers must provide extraordinary support to employees through health policy and systems changes. Platinum is the highest level that companies and organizations can achieve. This marks the sixth year that GCC has earned this award.

Glendale Community College received this recognition by supporting employee health and implementing programs to create a healthy workplace.  "We are incredibly proud of this achievement and accomplishment in supporting the health and wellness of our employees," said Paige Moore, who supervises the Wellness & Fitness programs at GCC. Louise So, Exercise Science Program Director at GCC commented, "It is fantastic that Glendale Community College is recognized by the Arizona Department of Health Services for our wellness work on campus."

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program is designed to help Arizona employers implement evidence-based worksite wellness initiatives to improve the health of their employees and businesses. HAWP is a public health initiative offered by the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. Their mission is to help employers successfully implement worksite wellness initiatives to improve the health of their employees.

Glendale Community College provides a bachelor's degree, 41 associate degrees, 61 certificate programs, and a range of non-degree offerings, all available to students in traditional, online and hybrid formats. Founded in 1965 to serve the northwestern part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, the college is part of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District, has two campuses and enrolls approximately 26,000 students annually, and employs over 1,000 resident faculty, staff, and administrators with an operational budget of $83 million.