Pinnacol adding free worksite wellness programs for Colorado policyholders

DENVER — Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurance company based in Denver, announced last week it will be offering free worksite wellness programs to its policyholders statewide, including 6,500 employers in Boulder and Larimer counties.

Worksite health programs promote activity or policies that support healthy behaviors and improve health outcomes while at work. These programs consist of activities such as health education and coaching, weight-management programs, medical screenings and onsite fitness programs.

Pinnacol’s program focuses on providing access to community health resources and new coordination arrangements with health plans — starting with Aetna — and health-care providers to coordinate care.

Pinnacol’s wellness resources…