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Milwaukee wellness campaign launches new web site
Published February 14, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Well City Milwaukee launched its web site, www.WellCityMilwaukee.org, today, bringing the initiative one step closer to achieving its goal of making Milwaukee a national leader in wellness.
The web site will serve as a portal to provide business and civic leaders, health care providers and the community-at-large with information to promote healthy lifestyles across the Milwaukee area.
If successful, Milwaukee will become one of only a handful of cities to earn the Well City USA designation through the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA).
According to Well City Milwaukee co-chairs Arvid "Dick" Tillmar and Mary Meehan, the web site will play a key role in accelerating this effort.
The site provides background information on the initiative, how employers can get involved, as well as the resources and support participating companies can use in designing and implementing their wellness programs. The site also includes the Community Wellness Calendar and a searchable database of information.
Well City Milwaukee is receiving support from the City of Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the YMCA, the Wellness Council of Wisconsin, the health care community and several corporate sponsors.
"We're really gaining momentum. Our commitment to bringing the entire community into the initiative is paving the way for participation and support from corporations across the community." Meehan said.
"More and more organizations are recognizing the contribution healthy lifestyles can have on the health and wellbeing of our entire region. We'll not only benefit from lower health care costs and healthier, more productive employees. We'll all benefit from making our region a healthier, more attractive place to work, live and play," Tilmar said.
