[February 06, 2013]

Ball State University Exemplifies Healthy Workplace Best Practices with Ceridian LifeWorks

Ceridian Corporation, a global provider of human capital management solutions announces Ball State, the historical research university in Indiana, has been honored with a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite award from the American Heart Association. The Fit-Friendly Worksite award recognizes employers who champion employee health and strive to create a culture of physical activity and wellness in the workplace.

"We're committed to offering healthy lifestyle choices and promoting a culture of well-being in the workplace," says Rhonda Murr, director of health enhancement programs at Ball State University. "We believe that the key to the success of our wellness initiative is our focused dedication to creating a cultured work environment that emphasizes health and wellness for our employees, their families and our local community. We've partnered with Ceridian to provide our employees easy access to health and wellness tools, resources and support needed to remain healthy and productive both at work and at home."

The university has several initiatives to help maintain and advance the health of employees such as on-site fitness facilities, chronic disease self-management classes, health-risk appraisals, biometric screenings and walking clubs.

In addition, more than 3,000 university employees are able to access Ceridian's LifeWorks.com -- the information-rich website with tools and resources on everything from managing stress and dealing with depression and anxiety, to establishing healthy eating habits, financial management and parenting concerns. Through LifeWorks, Ball State employees have Health Coaching - a program that provides high-risk employees with access o comprehensive health assessments and personalized guidance programs aimed at encouraging positive behavioral changes.

"We are delighted Ball State is being recognized as a rising leader in wellness initiatives in higher education," says Mary Jo Davis vice president, product management at Ceridian. "We're proud to support the university in its commitment to provide healthy opportunities to employees."

About Ball State University
Ball State University is a comprehensive university, offering nearly 300 bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees. Located in Muncie, Indiana, the university employees more than 2,800 full time faculty and staff and enrolls just over 22,000 students.

About Ceridian LifeWorks
The LifeWorks service is a comprehensive EAP, Work-Life, and Wellness program that provides employees and family members with access to telephonic, in person and online services to address personal and work related issues. Employers realize returns in reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, lower turnover, and reduced health care costs.

About Ceridian
Ceridian is a global product and services company delivering trusted results and transformative Human Capital Management technology. We help organizations save time and money, increase employee engagement and productivity. Our offering includes payroll, benefits, tax services, compliance, human resources including Dayforce Human Capital Management and Employee Assistance Programs. As the driving force in payment innovations, we are an industry leader in payroll outsourcing and corporate expense management. Our award-winning products and services deliver trusted results to more than 140,000 customers in 52 countries. Ceridian - Transforming Human Capital Management since 1932. For more information about Ceridian visit www.ceridian.com or call 800-729-7655.

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