Businesses across Cornwall were recognised in the fourth Healthy Workplace Awards.
The event celebrated the work that employers have carried out to improve workplace health and wellbeing.
There were 25 winners across the county in ten core areas, ranging from back pain prevention and mental health to health and safety and staff retention.
Among the winners were Redruth based Coastline Housing, A E Rodda and Son from Scorrier, and Cornwall Council who all picked up gold awards.
Carolyn Rule, portfolio holder for Health Wellbeing and People at Cornwall Council, said: "Cornwall Council is delighted to receive the Cornwall Healthy Workplaces gold award which is recognition of the progress of the council's health and wellbeing programme which was integrated into our People and Organisational Development Service in 2011.
"The programme has proved hugely popular with our employees and has made a huge impact regardless of an individuals working location or job role.
"We are looking forward to making an even bigger difference in 2013 as further new initiatives are introduced and the full impact of existing interventions and training packages take effect.
"I would recommend a healthy workplace initiative to any employer, regardless of size, as it bring tangible business benefits as well as improving the health and wellbeing of employees."
According to Occupational Health In 2009/10, 23.4 million days were lost by British Industry due to work-related ill-health.
The annual economic cost of sickness absence and worklessness associated with working-age ill health is estimated to be more than £100 billion.
