ECISD earns 2023 Aetna Workplace Well-being Award
Aug. 15—Ector County ISD announced it has received an Above and Beyond Silver level Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. This award recognizes the district's strong commitment to providing workplace well-being resources, programs and support for employees, a press release said.
"I'm proud to be part of a school district that emphasizes well-being," Yolanda Gordon, ECISD Director of Benefits/Risk Management, said in the release. "Our well-being program is aligned with ECISD's district vision and goals. It's simply part of the way ECISD cares for our staff members and families."
In 2021, ECISD opened a Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible dependents. In addition to primary care for illnesses and ailments, the center offers health evaluations, adult immunizations, annual physicals, diabetes management, mental health support and telehealth services. The district also supports employees with financial well-being seminars, exercise times called Wellness Wednesdays, flu shot clinics, employee counseling sessions, stress management webinars and mammogram events. The ECISD Benefits Department also sends a quarterly newsletter to all employees keeping them informed of services available to them. The award is truly the culmination of employees' desire to live healthier, more active lives and make well-being a priority.
"Congratulations to Ector County ISD," said Olga Robledo, Louwanna Ward and Tammy Belman, Aetna Account and Support Team, in the release. "This recognition shows how they emphasize the importance of employee well-being. We're proud to be partnered with Ector County ISD."
