As a 'Healthiest Maryland Business', Choptank Transport is pleased to announce the success of its first, year-long wellness program. The employee who made the most significant change in their health was awarded the grand prize- an all-expense paid trip, with guest, to New York City to be a part of the audience during a live taping of the Dr. Oz show, which included meeting Dr. Oz and the cast and crew of the show.

Choptank's wellness program, which kicked off in February 2013, is free to all employees. In addition to monthly meetings and lectures, two nurses from the Caroline County Health Department were on hand to do blood pressure checks, weigh-ins and body/mass-index (BMI) measurements. Although the lectures are over, the health department monthly monitoring schedule continues.  

More than twenty employees participated in the first year's classes. Each employee was given a pedometer, a water bottle and a tape measure on their first day. Topics of discussion included the importance of exercise, a healthy diet and ways to reduce stress. Almost every session began with a healthy snack alternative, provided by their wellness coach, Paula Greer. (Greer is one of Dr. Oz's success stories, having lost 86 pounds over the course of a year.)