MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2008—The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit organization of large employers, has honored Mayo Clinic for promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging a healthy lifestyle for employees and families.

Mayo Clinic was among 52 employers that received the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health's Institute on the Costs and Health Effects of Obesity.

Mayo Clinic received a Gold Award for its LiveWell program. This is the fourth year Mayo Clinic has received the award.

Now in its fourth year, the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards acknowledge and reward those employers that recognize the urgent need to improve their workers' health, productivity and quality of life. The program serves as a catalyst to encourage all employers to take action.

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