Valencia-based PDC has achieved the Health Champion Designation from the American Diabetes Association. This designation recognizes companies and organizations that inspire and encourage organizational well-being and is part of the Association’s Wellness Lives Here initiative.

Cassie Shafer, vice president of the Association’s Southern California Region, and elected officials and their representatives will join Robert Case, president of PDC, a Brady Corporation, in a Town Hall meeting to present a certificate of achievement on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. at the PDC offices located at 27770 N. Entertainment Dr. Ste. 200 in Valencia.

“PDC is honored that our commitment to making the health and wellness of our employees a priority has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association. Our goal is to encourage the adoption of healthy habits that will benefit our team members, their families, and our company’s productivity and morale overall,” said Yvonne Jedrzejewski, trade show manager with PDC.

To qualify for the Health Champion Designation, a company or organization must meet the healthy living criteria in three areas:

* Nutrition and Weight Management: Five of the twelve criteria options such as offering healthy food choices, promoting nutritional information and providing healthy vending options.

* Physical Activity: Four of the nine criteria options, such as participating in the physical activity events of the American Diabetes Association, facilitating walking or biking to work, encouraging taking the stairs, etc.

* Organizational Well-Being: Having an organizational smoke-free policy and three more of the nine criteria options, such as having a designated wellness program coordinator, a wellness committee, or a contracted wellness company available to staff/members, integrating health topics/information into internal communications, etc.

The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to Stop Diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. For more information, about Wellness Lives Here and the Health Champion Designation, please visit diabetes.org/wellnessliveshere.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to Stop Diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. Founded in 1940, our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.

ABOUT PDC

With 60 years of experience, PDC connects people, products, and technology worldwide through innovative identification systems for the safe and efficient management of patients and procedures. The company serves the healthcare, leisure & entertainment, law enforcement, and animal identification industries. PDC is a global leader and pacesetter in the development of identification wristbands, specialty labels, and medical imaging solutions. An originator of innovative technologies, the company introduced the first single-piece patient wristband, first bar code wristband system, first thermal printer wristband, first Smart Band® RFID wristband system, and the award-winning PDC Smart® Kiosk, among many other innovations. For more information, visit www.pdcorp.com or www.pdchealthcare.com