Meets stringent requirements; bolsters commitment to the health of
employees and families
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced it has joined the ranks of a
handful of best in class companies that have made a profound commitment to
the health of employees and their families -- and that have been certified
as CEO Cancer Gold Standard companies.
The CEO Cancer Gold Standard is a U.S. initiative demonstrating a
corporate commitment to the health of employees and their families by
developing and implementing programs that reduce the risk of cancer, enable
early diagnosis and facilitate access to best-available cancer treatment.
To attain accreditation, employers must exceed the scope of typical
wellness efforts.
Quintiles' Executive Chairman and CEO Dennis Gillings, Ph.D. C.B.E, is
an active participant in the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a group of CEOs and
business leaders from diverse industries united by a pledge to apply the
untapped power of business to fight cancer and save lives. "I am proud that
we have set in place steps to ensure that our culture, policies, and
benefit programs assist our employees and their families in practicing good
health habits. Achieving CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation is an
honor."
Other accredited organizations include the American Cancer Society,
AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, and OSI Pharmaceuticals. Up to 20 other employers from
academia, banking, health care, insurance, manufacturing, retail and
technology are targeted to receive accreditation by the end of next year.
Quintiles met the Gold Standard's accreditation requirements through
its comprehensive wellness program, "Healthy U Healthy Q." This program
lays the foundation for overall wellness and reduced cancer risk by
promoting fitness, healthy food choices, reducing tobacco use, facilitating
cancer screening and early detection activities, and ensuring access to
cancer treatment and clinical trials for the benefit of Quintiles employees
and their families across North America. In order to reach employees across
many locations, a critical element of the program is an innovative,
customized, and interactive web portal. Weekly updates with inspirational
stories of Quintiles employees, special reports on cancer and other health
topics and access to advice from certified personal trainers and dietitians
are main features of the web portal. The program also offers Fitness Center
membership reimbursements; new on-site fitness centers in the largest
offices; subsidized weight management programs; tobacco cessation programs
and medications at no cost; and cancer screening tests such as mammograms
and colonoscopy at no cost.
Oren Cohen, M.D., chief medical officer of Quintiles Transnational
Corp. says, "I am delighted that our comprehensive employee wellness
program has received accreditation. Quintiles is addressing health and
wellness, and we have an opportunity to set a great example in the power of
wellness, starting with our own employees."
This year alone, 1.4 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with
cancer, and 565,000 people will die from the disease. In addition to
depriving companies of their greatest resource-their people-cancer cost
them more than $118 billion in lost productivity in 2005 and resulted in
medical costs five times higher than those for employees without cancer.
For more information on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard and the
accreditation process, call 866-526-7830, a dedicated toll-free number
staffed by the American Cancer Society, or visit http://www.cancergoldstandard.org
.
About Quintiles
Quintiles is the global leader in pharmaceutical services, improving
healthcare worldwide by providing innovative, quality professional
expertise, market intelligence and partnering solutions to meet the dynamic
needs of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries.
Quintiles have 16,000 specialized employees and offices in 50 countries.
For more information visit the company's Web site at http://www.quintiles.com .
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http://www.cancergoldstandard.org
CONTACT:
Mari Mansfield, Media Relations, of Quintiles
Transnational Corp., +1-919-998-2639, or cell, +1-336-686-2313
or, mari.mansfield@quintiles.com
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