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18th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
Maximizing ROI in Health Promotion: Improving Health, Reducing Costs
Core Conference: March 5-8, 2008
Intensive Training Seminars: March 3-4 and March 8, 2008
San Diego Convention Center
| San Diego, CA


FACULTY & TRACKS

Concurrent sessions are organized into educational tracks. Sessions will be scheduled to allow you to attend all of the sessions in a track if you wish.

Financial Analysis vProgramming Strategies v Practice Skills
Methodology v  Management v Advocacy v Peer Presentations


Maximizing ROI in Health Promotion
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Financial Analysis
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Larry Chapman, MPH
Senior Vice President, WebMD
Strategies for Maximizing Your Program's Economic Return and ROI

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Ron Goetzel, PhD
Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies
Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research Thomson Healthcare
Maximizing ROI: What Does the Latest Research Tell Us

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Wendy Lynch, PhD
Executive Director the Health as Human Capital Foundation
Health in the Big Picture of Business Performance: Reward Health to Get Better Performance? Or Reward Performance to Get Better Health?

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Nico Pronk, PhD
Vice President, Center for Health Promotion
Research Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation
Practice and Research Connected: A Process to Optimize ROI

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John Riedel, MS
President, Riedel & Associates Consultants, Inc.
Health and Productivity Dashboard: The Total Cost of Poor Employee Health

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Programming Strategies - I
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Tanya Barham,
CEO, Recess
The Fun Factor: Maximizing ROI by Making Effective, Science-Based Programs Fun

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Debra Butler, MPA, PhD
President and Co-Owner, Pathways to Enrichment
and
Laurel Dalle Ave, BS, CHES
Consultant and Co-Owner, Pathways to Enrichment
Change / Transition: a Journey Worth Exploring

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Brian Luke Seaward, PhD
Executive Director, Paramount Wellness Institute
Stress, Insomnia and Work Productivity

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John Weaver, PsyD
Director, The Healthy Thinking Initiative
Stress Management & Mental Health Clinics, Inc.
Preventing Depression in the Workplace

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Programming Strategies - II

Nancy Haller, MPH, CHES
Manager, State Wellness Program
Employees Benefits Council, OK Health Mentoring Program
and
Neil Gordon, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC
Chief Medical and Science Officer, Nationwide Better Health
OK Health Mentoring Program: An Effective Approach to Motivating the Masses

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Dyann Matson Koffman, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Public Health Educator / Scientist, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit: An Overview of its Development and Application

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Don Powell, PhD
President and CEO, American Institute of Preventive Medicine
The 10 Essential Characteristics of the Most Successful Worksite Wellness Programs

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Neal Sofian, MSPH
CEO, The NewSof Group
The Newest, Coolest Technologies and Interventions to Improve Health

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Practice Skills
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Judd Allen, PhD
President, Human Resources Institute
The Role of Middle-Managers, Wellness Committees and other Leaders in Supporting a Wellness Culture"

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David Anderson, PhD
Vice President, Program Strategy & Development
StayWell Health Management
The Impact of Best Practice Programs on Engagement and Health Risk Reduction

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Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC
CEO Real Balance Global Wellness Services
Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change
 

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Regina Birrenkott, MEd, CAPP
Director, Mendez Foundation
"Barking Up the Right Tree" A Communication Tale

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Donna Allen, PhD, CHES, FAWHP
Founder, Positive Purposes, Inc.
Progressing into the Action Stage of the Strengths Movement: A New Perspective for Professional Practice

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Robert Rhode, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Practice and Project Director in Applied Behavioral Health Policy
University of Arizona
Coaching Behavior Change Using Motivational  Interviewing

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Ann Sabbag, MS
Founder and President
Health Designs, Inc.
Successful Strategies for Gaining High Levels of Participation in Your HRA

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Methodology
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Jamillah Berry, MSW, PhD
Research Associate, Morehouse School of Medicine, Prevention Research Center
Systematic Review and Reporting: A Model for Improving Program Success and Cost-Effectiveness

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Yosuke Chikamoto, PhD

Defining Participation in the Era of Tailored Approaches and its Implications to Outcome Evaluation in Worksite Health

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Norma Martinez-Rubin, MPH. MBA, CHES
Owner and Principal Consultant, Evaluation Focused Consulting
Diamonds in the Data: Logic Modeling

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Advocacy

Leslie Spencer, PhD
Professor, Rowan University
Shaping the Future of Health Promotion Through a National Grassroots Political Advocacy Campaign

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Michael P. O'Donnell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Program Chair, Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference
Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Health Promotion
Wellness Director, Cleveland Clinic
Building Health Promotion into the National Agenda

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Peer Presentations

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Brain and Body Fitness: The Physical Activity Link to Healthy Aging  
Panel Moderator: Lauren Torrisi, MS
Health Promotion Coordinator, AARP Outreach & Service, Health Promotion
Panelist: Maxine Fischer, MSW, LCSW
Associate State Director of Community Outreach, AARP California
Panelist: Martha Ranon
Manager, Public Policy & Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association (San Diego)
Panelist: Siobhan Hancock, M.S.G
Gerontologist, Director, Eldercare Solutions
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Early Sprouts: Gardening and Nutrition Experiences for the Young Child
Lead Presenter: Karrie Kalich, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor, Health Science, Keene State College
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Heart Check: Past, Present and Future of a Workplace Organizational Health Support Assessment Tool
Lead Presenter: Thomas Golazewski, EdD, MS
Professor, Department of Health Science, State University of New York, College at Brockport
Panelist: Dyann Matson Koffman, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Public Health Educator/Scientist, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Panelist: Brian D. Fisher, PhD
Public Health Educator/Scientist, Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University at Albany
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Implementing Environmental Changes to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Nutrition: From Small Worksites to Small Cities
Lead Presenter: Mary Singler, MED, CHES
Health Promotion Manager, Northern Kentucky Health Department
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It’s Quitting Time LA
Lead Presenter: Ava Cato-Werhane, MPH, CHES
Health Educator SPA 8, Curtis Tucker Health Center
Co-Presenter: Nicole D. Vick, MPH, CHES
Health Educator SPA 8, Curtis Tucker Health Center
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Reaching Children with an Educational Program for Building Positive Self Esteem
Lead Presenter: Paula R. Zaccone, EdD, CHES
Professor of Education, Seton Hall University
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The Return on Investment of a Health Enhancement Program at a Utility Company
Lead Presenter: Louis Yen, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan, Health Management Research Center
Co-Presenter: Cindy Schaefer, RN, MSN, COHN-S
Occupational Health Nurse, We Energies
Co-Presenter: Elaine Schnueringer, MA
Business Operations and Project Manager, University of Michigan Health Management Research Center
Co-Presenter: Alyssa Schultz, MS
Research Associate, University of Michigan, Health Management Research Center
Research Report
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The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use: Findings from the National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Monograph 19
Panel Moderator: Melanie A. Wakefield, PhD
Director and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria
Panelist: Ronald M. Davis, MD
President, American Medical Association
Panelist: Elizabeth Gilpin, MS
UCSD Moores Cancer Center
Panel Discussion
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The Role of Wellness Programs in Decreasing - or Increasing - Health Costs: Analysis and Finding from the 2007 SHPS Health Practices Study
Lead Presenter: Chris Ryan
Chief Strategy Officer, SHPS, Inc.
Research Report
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A Successful Faith Community-Based Health Promotion Program
Lead Presenter: James A. White, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Health & Sport, Bemidji State University
Co-Presenter: Laura Alderman, MEd
Exercise Physiologist, MeritCare Health System
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American Journal of Health Promotion

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