The American Heart Association on Thursday recognized Perdue Farms with its gold workplace health achievement award for its commitment to health and wellness.

“We’re pleased that the American Heart Association continues to recognize Perdue’s company-wide commitment to providing our associates with meaningful wellness programs that help them improve their lives, especially amid the challenges of the pandemic,” said Dawn Carey, Perdue’s senior director of health and wellness programs. “Through a network of onsite wellness centers and our innovative voluntary Health Improvement Program (HIP), we’re helping associates get and stay healthy. Through HIP, we can support and encourage them to make positive changes in their lives that will not only affect them, but their families and the communities in which they live. We’re proud of our elevation to gold status after earning bronze recognition in 2018 and silver in 2019.”

The AHA’s Workplace Health Achievement Index allows organizations to qualify for bronze, silver or gold level recognition based on their total Index score. The Index is a scored self-assessment based on best practices that holistically evaluates the culture, structure, processes and outcomes of a company’s workplace health program. All public and private sector organizations may participate and be recognized in AHA’s list.

Further details on Perdue Farms’ safety and wellness efforts are highlighted in its FY2020 Company Stewardship Report.

The full list of AHA workplace health achievement recognitions can be found here.