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Lands' End employs onsite health facility in its battle against diabetes; Employee wellness, program's top goal, also reduces costs.

Publication: Business Insurance
Publication Date: 05-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: LOUISE ESOLA

DODGEVILLE, Wis.-Elizabeth Wiebe often jokes that she-along with the indoor running track, basketball court and Olympic-size swimming pool-came with the onsite health facility at Lands' End.

Ms. Wiebe, senior manager for work-life benefits, started working for the direct merchandiser in 1987 when the health facility was completed at its Dodgeville, Wis., corporate headquarters.

Fresh from graduate school at the nearby University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ms. Wiebe's charge was an expansive one: help develop programs to keep Lands' End's 6,000 employees engaged in wellness activities.

Since then, the company has gained national attention in the workforce health care arena for implementing a diabetes prevention...

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