Winter Wiggins joined the Princeton Health team as the Employee Program Specialist & Care Navigator to oversee the development of this new program. Winter Wiggins, M.DIV., is a native of New Jersey. Winter received her Bachelor’s in Communications from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA., her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ., and a certificate in Spiritual Direction for Spiritual Guides from Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development in Camp Hill, PA. Winter completed her Clinical Pastoral Education Internship and Residency at Penn Medicine Princeton Health where she served as a Chaplain primarily on the Critical Care unit, Center for Eating Disorders, Acute Care for the Elderly unit, and the Cancer Support Group. Winter has found ways to integrate her passions of being a bridge for communities through her previous nonprofit work as a Director for NJ Congregational Center for Cancer Care and a Community Program Specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring organization. Winter is excited to return home to Penn Medicine Princeton Health in her new role as an Employee Program Specialist and Care Navigator, and is looking forward to living her life’s work through supporting the health and wellbeing of PMPH employees.
How the Endowment is Supporting Employees
Our employees are our most vital asset and ensuring their well-being directly impacts our ability to effectively care for our community. Identifying and addressing the root cause of our employees' social, economic, education and quality of life issues will help us maintain a healthy workforce and ensure the long term stability of PMPH by reducing absenteeism, turnover rates and occupational and employee health care costs.
Earlier this year, Winter conducted an internal employee survey, in addition to individual employee interviews, to identify key needs and barriers to success and wellness. As a result of her findings, the most pressing areas of need that surfaced were identified as: Food Security, Transportation, Well-Being, and Educational & Personal/Professional Growth. This knowledge is allowing us to collaborate with experts and resources in our community to help develop strategies and actionable steps forward to help address the root causes of these challenges, while also providing emergency financial assistance to those in critical need of support.
Impact and Benefits of Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- Improves Health Equity
- Enhances Organizational Productivity, Performance and Profitability
- Deepens Community Partnerships
- Meets our commitment Corporate Social Responsibility
- Ensures we have employees who will thrive
- Helps PMPH become an undisputed employer of choice
- Healthier Workforce= Healthier Patients=Healthier Communities
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