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Saturday
Monday, March 3 |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm through
Tuesday, March 4 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Intensive Training Seminars
Larry Chapman, MPH
Senior Vice President, WebMD
Twenty-five Strategies for Enhancing the Economic Return of Your Worksite
Health Promotion Program
Ron Goetzel, PhD
Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
Program Evaluation
Robert Rhode, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Practice and Project Director in Applied
Behavioral Health Policy
University of Arizona
Help your Clients Find Their Reasons to do Health Promoting Behaviors
Using Motivational Interviewing
Core Conference
Wednesday, March
5
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8:30 am - 5:00
pm
Health Promotion Lounge and
Exhibits
8:30 - 9:45 am
Concurrent Sessions
Strategies for Maximizing Your Program's Economic
Return and ROI
Larry Chapman, MPH
Senior Vice President, WebMD
Successful Strategies for Gaining High Levels of
Participation in Your HRA
Ann Sabbag, MS
Founder and President, Health Designs, Inc.
Stress, Insomnia and Work Productivity
Brian Luke Seaward, PhD
Executive Director, Paramount Wellness Institute
Peer
Presentations
Early Sprouts: Gardening and Nutrition Experiences
for the Young Child
Lead Presenter: Karrie Kalich, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor, Health Science, Keene State College
Program Description
10:30 - 11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions
Change / Transition: A Journey Worth Exploring
Debra Butler, MPA, PhD
President and Co-Owner, Pathways to Enrichment
and
Laurel Dalle Ave, BS, CHES
Consultant and Co-Owner, Pathways to Enrichment
Defining Participation in the Era of Tailored
Approaches and its Implications to Outcome Evaluation in Worksite Health
Yosuke Chikamoto, PhD
Director of Research, Health Fitness Corporation
Maximizing ROI: What Does the Latest Research Tell
Us
Ron Goetzel, PhD
Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies
Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research
Thomson Healthcare
Peer
Presentations
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
Program Description
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Keynote
Maximizing Partnerships and Collaboration for
Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention
Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP
Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs UnitedHealth Group
3:00 - 4:15 pm
The Successful Business Strategies to Prevent
Heart Disease and Stroke Toolkit: An Overview of its Development and Application
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
Coaching Behavior Change Using Motivational
Interviewing
Robert Rhode, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Practice and Project Director in Applied
Behavioral Health Policy, University of Arizona
Health in the Big Picture of Business Performance:
Reward Health to Get Better Performance? OR Reward
Performance to Get Better Health?
Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Health as Human Capital Foundation
Peer
Presentations
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
Program Description
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Keynote
In An Instant
Bob
Woodruff
ABC News Anchor & Reporter
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Opening Reception
"The One for All"
Thursday, March 6
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7:00 - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am -
9:45 am
Concurrent Sessions
Progressing into the Action Stage of the Strengths
Movement: A New Perspective for Professional Practice
Donna Allen, PhD, CHES, FAWHP
Founder, Positive Purposes, Inc.
Systematic Review and Reporting: A Model for
Improving Program Success and Cost-Effectiveness
Jamillah Berry, MSW, PhD
Research Associate, Morehouse School of Medicine, Prevention Research Center
The 10 Essential Characteristics of the Most
Successful Worksite Wellness Programs
Don Powell, PhD
President and CEO, American Institute of Preventive Medicine
Peer
Presentations
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
8:30 am - 5:00
pm
Health Promotion Lounge and
Exhibits
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
OK Health Mentoring Program: An Effective Approach
to Motivating the Masses
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
and
Susie Robinson, EdD
Health Educator State Wellness Program, Employees Benefits Council, OK Health
Mentoring Program
Diamonds in the Data: Logic Modeling
Norma Martinez-Rubin, MPH. MBA, CHES
Owner and Principal Consultant, Evaluation Focused Consulting
Shaping the Future of Health Promotion Through a
National Grassroots Political Advocacy Campaign
Leslie Spencer, PhD
Professor, Rowan University
Peer
Presentations
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
Panel Discussion
11:00
am - 6:00 pm
IHRSA Tradeshow
2:00 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
The Fun Factor: Maximizing ROI by Making
Effective, Science-Based Programs Fun
Tanya Barham
CEO, Recess
"Barking Up the Right Tree" A Communication Tale
Regina Birrenkott, MEd, CAPP
Director, Mendez Foundation
Building Health Promotion into the National Agenda
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
Peer
Presentations
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
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Feature
Presentation
The Game of Life
Dick
Vitale
College Basketball Analyst, ABC Sports and ESPN
Friday, March 7
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6:30 - 8:30 am
Early
Morning Workouts
8:30 am - 5:00
pm
Health Promotion Lounge and
Exhibits
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Concurrent Sessions
The Impact of Best Practice Programs on Engagement
and Health Risk Reduction
David Anderson, PhD
Vice President, Program Strategy & Development
StayWell Health Management
Health and Productivity Dashboard: The Total Cost
of Poor Employee Health
John Riedel, MS
President, Riedel & Associates Consultants, Inc.
and
Ed Baas, CMA
Director, Product Management, HealthMedia, Inc.
The Newest, Coolest Technologies and Interventions
to Improve Health
Neal Sofian, MSPH
CEO, The NewSof Group
Peer
Presentations
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
Program Description
9:30
am - 10:30 am
Keynote
Funky Business
Kjell A. Nordström, PhD
Author & Global Business Visionary
11:00 am - Noon
Keynote
Improving the Health of the Nation Through Policy,
Lifestyle and Treatment
Ronald Davis, MD
President, American Medical Association
1:00
- 6:00 pm
IHRSA
Tradeshow
2:00 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Preventing Depression in the Workplace
John Weaver, PsyD
Director, The Healthy Thinking Initiative
Stress Management & Mental Health Clinics, Inc.
Practice and Research Connected: A Process to
Optimize ROI
Nico Pronk, PhD
Vice President, Center for Health Promotion
Research Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation
Wellness Coaching For Lasting Lifestyle Change
Michael Arloski, PhD., PCC
CEO, Real Balance Global Wellness Services
Peer
Presentations
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
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
The Role of Middle-Managers, Wellness Committees and
Other Leaders in Supporting a Wellness Culture
Judd Allen, PhD
President, Human Resources Institute, Inc
Peer
Presentations
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
Panel Discussion
Reaching Children with an Educational Program for
Building Positive Self Esteem
Lead Presenter: Paula R. Zaccone, EdD, CHES
Professor of Education, Seton Hall University
Program Description
Saturday, March 8
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6:30 am -
8:30 pm
Early
Morning Workouts & Exercise Classes
7:00 am -
8:30 pm
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by AllWhites®
9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Keynote
Martina
Navratilova
Champion for Life
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Intensive Training Seminars
Worksite Programming Management Best Practices: An
Update
Bill Baun, EDP, FAWHP
Manager, Wellness Programs, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Positive Psychology Forum
Donna Allen, PhD, CHES, FAWHP
Founder, Positive Purposes, Inc
and
Margaret Moore, BS, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Wellcoaches Corporation
10:00 am -
2:00 pm
IHRSA
Tradeshow
2:00
pm - 4:00 pm
Farewell
Barbeque
