Make the Most of Lunch Time

At Ottawa Dental Laboratory, wellness is deeply entrenched in the culture. In addition to initiatives like fitness challenges, on-site health screenings, safety training and more, the lab takes advantage of the Lunch-and-Learn concept to help employees learn more about nutrition. With titles like “Rethink Your Drink,” “Fast Food Frenzy” and “Nutrition Swaps,” the sessions are presented by wellness consultants or specialists from the lab’s insurance company and include lunch that goes along with the topic. For example, the lab provided Subway sandwiches and chips for the presentation on “What’s On Your Label?” so employees could decipher the nutritional information provided. “We always get good feedback on these sessions and even suggestions on what they’d like to hear more about,” says Joanie Bretag, Sr. Vice President, Human Resources of the Ottawa, IL laboratory.