The University of North Dakota has been re-accredited as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ employer for 2015.
“Your team continues to show dedication and commitment to maintaining this high standard of excellence in cancer prevention, early detection and quality care,” said Chris Viebacher, chairman of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, in a letter to UND President Robert Kelley. “It is because of your leadership that your employees and their families will continue to celebrate their employer’s keen interest in their health well-being.”
As a Gold Standard employer, UND sends a strong message to its employees each and every day: “We care about your health.”
The “CEO Cancer Gold Standard” is awarded only after a company or organization meets or exceeds the rigorous requirements set out by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. To earn a Gold Standard accreditation, a company or organization must establish programs to (1) reduce cancer risk, through discouraging tobacco use, encouraging physical activity and teaching diet and nutrition; (2) detect cancer at its earliest stages; and (3) provide access to quality care and clinical trials.
This initiative not only helps with cancer prevention, but will also assist in reducing the risk for outer serious conditions such as obesity, and chronic and costly diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
UND was the first University to receive accreditation in 2008 and has been re-accredited every year.
About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer:
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when former President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives, led by Robert A. Ingram, then the CEO of Glaxo Wellcome, now GlaxoSmithKline, to “do something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate families.” The CEOs responded with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, and have since collaborated with the American Cancer Society to encourage its widespread adoption in workplaces across the country
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