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April 10, 2006

Carcieri promotes workplace 'wellness' over breakfast

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri met for breakfast this morning with a group of business executives to discuss his health-care agenda and his efforts to promote healthier workplaces in Rhode Island.

Joining Carcieri at the State House were Robert DiMuccio, president and CEO of Amica Insurance; John Muggeridge, general manager of Fidelity; Ken Belcher, acting president of Roger Williams Medical Center; and Jean Hood, vice president/human resources for Roger Williams University.

Carcieri is pushing to have Rhode Island designated as the first "well state" by the Wellness Councils of America, a distinction the organization would award the Ocean State when 20 percent of employees here are working for organizations it certifies as "well workplaces."

State government, the largest employer in Rhode Island, is completing its application to become a “well workplace” through its state employee wellness initiative, known as Get Fit, Rhode Island, according to Carcieri's office.

And what, you might wonder, did the group have for breakfast today? No-fat bran muffins, fresh fruit, whole wheat or plain bagels, and coffee, tea and water, acccording to Carcieri's spokesman, Jeff Neal.

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