The Utah Worksite Wellness Council (UWWC) Healthy Worksite Awards Program recognizes Utah employers for their exemplary work in worksite wellness and those committed to improving employee health and well-being. The Awards program showcases employers of all sizes on their worksite health promotion and wellness program. We acknowledge efforts to facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work environment.

Healthy Worksite and Innovation Award Application Timeline

  • January 1, 2026 – Online application process opens
  • February 7, 2026 – Applications are due
  • April 1, 2026 – Announcement of awards
  • April 22, 2026 – Awards Luncheon, The Zion’s Technology Center, Midvale, Utah

Why Should I apply?

These awards recognize organizations that have built effective, result-oriented and innovative wellness programs. You are looking out for your employees by providing them the best in workplace wellness, now we want to recognize your hard work!

Who Can Apply?

Public, private, or government organizations that are located in Utah and have employee wellness programs in place during the past twelve months are eligible to receive the award.

Application Deadline, Cost, and Acknowledgement

The application is due February 7, 2026. All award recipients will be formally notified by April 1st, 2026. Awardees will be recognized at the 2026 Utah Worksite Wellness Awards Luncheon on April 22, 2026 at The Zion’s Technology Center, Utah. This will be a separate event outside of our annual conference this year.

When paying the award application fee, you may choose to either get one ticket to the awards luncheon or have your award shipped, all in one convenient fee of $55. This guarantees submission and eligibility for both the UWWC Healthy Worksite Award and the Innovation Award. If your team will attend the awards luncheon, you can purchase as many additional lunches as you’d like for your organization. Luncheon tickets are $35 each. The awards luncheon ticket purchase deadline is April 13, 2026. No additional lunches will be available for purchase after this date.

What are the Different Awards?

Healthy Worksite Award

The evaluation process uses an assessment tool designed to help employer assess whether they have implemented evidence-based health promotion interventions or strategies in their workplace. Questions are scored based on good, better, and best practices and strategies. The UWWC’s Healthy Worksite Award   allows companies to qualify for bronze, silver, gold or platinum level recognition based on their initial assessment score. The four achievement levels, in rank order (highest to lowest), are:

  • Platinum represents the pinnacle of results-oriented worksite wellness programming. The Platinum Award is granted to organizations forging new ground by linking health promotion objectives to business outcomes.
  • Gold recognizes organizations developing comprehensive programs producing results. These programs are a strategic and integral part of the business.
  • Silver recognizes organizations expanding programming and aligning their efforts with the organization’s priorities.
  • Bronze recognizes organizations meeting the minimum criteria by demonstrating a solid foundation for success.

Innovation Award

Purpose:  The purpose of the Innovation Award    is to recognize employers who have developed and successfully implemented an innovative (new idea or method) approach to some aspect of worksite wellness. This would demonstrate the value of creativity and flexibility in the resolution of workplace productivity and health promotion.

The 2026 Innovation Award is for work done during the time-period of 1/1/2025-12/31/2025. A selection committee comprised of worksite wellness professionals review and score applications using the following criteria:

  • Is the initiative a new or improved take on an existing idea?
  • Did the program lead to a larger initiative?
  • Did the program/initiative show positive impact in terms of improvement in one or more of the following:  engagement, injury rate, workers compensation claims, behavior change, health risk, absenteeism, productivity, employee satisfaction or other variables?
  • Was there a positive, long-term change because of the initiative?
  • Was the program/initiative evidence-based?  Was the program measurable?

Required: Please submit worksite wellness documents as attachments during the application process.

NOTE:  Your progress will be saved if your browser is closed, but you must resume your application from the same computer. You will need to pay the $55 fee in addition to filling out the awards application in order for your application to be reviewed. You can pay for that here along with additional luncheon tickets.

Questions? Contact us at awards@utahworksitewellness.org