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19th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
What Works Best in Health Promotion?
Core Conference: March 16-19, 2009
Moscone Center
| San Francisco, CA

Keynotes  ITS Peer Presentations Faculty  Trade Show Schedule  


SCHEDULE

Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday   Friday  

CORE CONFERENCE
Monday, March 16
 9:00 - 10:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions

Managing Stress to Facilitate Performance and Decrease Health Care Costs
Lee Lipsenthal, MD, ABHM
Founder, Finding Balance in a Medical Life
and
Sharon Gilley
Manager, Organizational Development, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
PRACTICE SKiILLS
 
Setting Goals for Better Health Behavior
Edwin A, Locke, PhD
Dean's Professor of Motivation and Leadership, Emeritus,
Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland at College Park
CORE PRINCIPLES
 
EGames for Health
Stephan Yang, PhD, ABD
Assistant Professor SUNY Cortland
EMERGING STRATEGIES

 

Peer Presentation From Trails to Tomatoes: Building Healthy Communities through Policy and Environmental Change within the State of Michigan
Lead Presenter:  Sharon P. Sheldon, MPH
Program Administrator, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Washtenaw County Public Health

Jenna M. Bacalor, MPH, MSW
Program Supervisor, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Washtenaw County Public Health
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Best Practice Programs: Achieving Excellence in Population Engagement and Health Improvement
David R. Anderson, PhD
Senior VP & Chief Health Officer, StayWell Health Management
MAXIMIZING ROI
Sponsored by Health Fitness Corporation
 
The Impact of Brain Chemistry on Health Behavior
Joel Robertson, PhD
CEO, Robertson Technologies
EMERGING STRATEGIES
 
The Fully Integrated Employer Strategy for
Changing the Costs and Health of Employee Populations

Neal Sofian, MSPH
Director, Behavioral Interventions, Resolution Health
PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES
 
The Best in Health Promotion:  Might Tobacco Prevention Reduce Disparities and Save 3 Billion Lives and $1+ Quadrillion this Century?
Lead Presenter:  Bruce Leistikow, MD
Associate Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis
PANEL DISCUSSION
 
Noon - 5:00 PM Health Promotion Lounge and Exhibits
 
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Opening Keynote
Searching for the Unicorn: Clinical and Cost Outcomes of Worksite Interventions
Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc)
Clinical Professor, Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine and the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Sponsored by HealthMedia
 
3:00 - 4:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

Ultra Longevity
Mark Liponis, MD
Corporate Medical Director, Canyon Ranch
EMERGING STRATEGIES
 
Best Paradigms for High Impact Health Promotion Programs
James O. Prochaska, PhD
Director, Cancer Prevention Research Center & Professor,
Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Rhode Island 

CORE PRINCIPLES

Stress Reduction Through Focused Awareness: 
Strategies for Keeping Pace with Changing Environments While Maintaining Balance 

Ruth Leach-Stevens, RN, CMS, CL, IBCLC
Administrative Nurse, The University of California San Francisco Home Health Agency

PRACTICE SKILLS
 

Peer Presentations
The Art and Science of Superior Health Promotion Research: The Case of Photovoice and Rural Women's Health Promotion Needs and Resources
Beverly D. Leipert, PhD, RN
Chair, Rural Women's Health Research
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario
RESEARCH REPORT
 
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Featured Speaker
The Winning Spirit
Joe Montana
NFL Legend, Four -time Super Bowl Winning Quarterback
8:00 - 10:00 PM Opening Reception
Celebrating the Irish in All of US
 
Tuesday, March 17  
6:30 - 7:30 AM
Exercise Classes 
7:00 - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
 
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Health Promotion Lounge and Exhibits
 
8:30 - 10:00 AM
Featured Speaker
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Marcus Buckingham
Author, Business Consultant
Sponsored by Precor
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Sessions
How to Motivate Employees to Make Lifestyle Changes
Don Powell, PhD
President and CEO, American Institute of Preventive Medicine 
PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES
 
New Findings from Active Living Research: Next Stop, Application
James F. Sallis, PhD
Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University &
Director, Active Living Research

CORE PRINCIPLES

Transforming the Workplace with Healthy Thinking
John Weaver, PsyD
Director, The Healthy Thinking Initiative,
Stress Management & Mental Health Clinics, Inc.

EMERGING STRATEGIES   
Peer Presentations

Results from the ACTIVATE Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Traditional Worksite Health Promotion with Health Care Consumer Activation
Paul Terry, PhD
President & Chief Operating Officer, StayWell Health Management
RESEARCH REPORT

1:00 - 6:00 PM IHRSA Trade Show
 
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Keynote
The Power of Personalized Lifestyle Changes
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
and Author
 
2:30 - 3:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions

Employer Wellness Initiatives: What Incentives Best Drive Outcomes?
D. Adam Long, PhD, Vice President of Research and Informatics
Director Health Management Research, Gordian Health Solutions
MAXIMIZING ROI
Sponsored By HealthFitness Corporation
 
What a Laugh! Reduce Stress in Your Workplace Through Humor
Tim Westhead, BA, MA, BEd
CEO, Tim Westhead Productions
EMERGING STRATEGIES
 

Peer Presentations
Full Engagement: Giving Everyone Health Promotion Roles
Lead Presenter: Judd Allen, PhD
President, Human Resources Institute, Inc.
PANEL DISCUSSION
 
Worksite-Based Incentives and Competitions to Reduce Tobacco Use: A Systematic Review
David P. Hopkins, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RESEARCH REPORT
 
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Featured Speaker

Reciprocity, Inc. - When You Give, You Receive More in Return
Augie & Lynne Nieto Co-Chairpersons, ALS Division,
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Wednesday, March 18  
6:30 - 7:25 AM
  
Exercise Classes  
6:30 - 8:30 AM Early Morning Workouts
   

7:00 - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Health Promotion Lounge and Exhibits
 

8:30 - 10:00 AM
Featured Speaker

Invisible or Remarkable?
Seth Godin
Author, Legendary Blogger; Former Vice President Marketing, Yahoo!
Sponsored by Technogym SpA
(Arrangements for the appearance of Seth Godin made through Greater Talent Network, Inc. NY, NY)
 

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

IHRSA Trade Show
 

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Maximizing ROI:What Does the Latest Research Tell Us?
Ron Goetzel, PhD
Research Professor and Director, Emory University, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies  Vice President of Consulting and Applied Research, Thomson Reuters Healthcare
Maximizing ROI
Sponsored By HealthFitness Corporation

Instead of YOU Trying to Make your Clients Change,
Guide THEM to do the Changing by Using Motivational Interviewing

Robert Rhode, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Practice and Project Director in Applied Behavioral Health Policy, University of Arizona
PRACTICE SKILLS
 
Peer Presentations
Health Promotion Benchmarking and Best Practice: The HERO Best Practice Scorecard
R. Anderson, PhD
Senior VP & Chief Health Officer, StayWell Health Management
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 
The Financial and Health Effects of a Strategically Integrated Employee Wellness & Benefits Program
Ms. Susan Tufts
Manager, Employee Wellness, LL Bean
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Keynote
Punished by Rewards: Why Incentives Are Counterproductive
Alfie Kohn,
Author
FEATURED PRESENTATION
 

4:00 - 5:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

Wellness Coaching and Lifestyle Medicine: Covering The Whole Continuum
Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC
President, Real Balance Global Wellness Services
PRACTICE SKILLS
 
Strategies for Maximizing Your Program's Economic Return and ROI
Larry S. Chapman, MPH
Senior Vice President, WebMD 
MAXIMIZING ROI
Sponsored By HealthFitness Corporation

A Health and Fitness Program for City Employees In Boulder, Colorado
W. Jackson Davis, PhD
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 
Peer Presentations Best Practices Evaluation: Lessons Learned in the WISEWOMAN Program
Rosanne Farris, PhD
Applied Research & Translation Team Leader, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RESEARCH REPORT
 
Thursday, March 19  
6:30 - 7:25 AM
 
Exercise Classes
6:30 - 8:30 AM Early Morning Workouts
 
7:00 - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
 
9:00 - 10: 15 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Health Benefits of Altruism
Stephanie L. Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine,
University of Michigan

EMERGING STRATEGIES
 
Tailored Messaging
Ken Resnicow, PhD
Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education,
University of Michigan

CORE PRINCIPLES
 
Wellness Coaching and Health Promotion
Moderator: Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC
Real Balance Global Wellness Services
Peer Presentations Creating Well Beings!  CDC's Role in the Alliance for the Healthiest Nation
L. Casey Chosewood, MD
Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Health and Safety, Chair, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthiest Nation Coordinating Council

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
IHRSA Trade Show 
10:30 - 11:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Building Effective Management Teams for Health Promotion
Judd Allen, PhD
President, Human Resources Institute, Inc.
PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES
 
Building Health Promotion Into the National Agenda
Michael O'Donnell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Program Chair, Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Health Promotion 

ADVOCACY
 
Peer Presentations

Healthy Babies, Healthy Business:  A Health Education and Promotion Program
Steve Abelman, MBA, CHE
Director, Worksite Wellness Programs, March of Dimes
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 
Why Peppy Went Platinum: Learnings from the Baptist Health South Florida Wellness Program
Leah Holzwarth, MS
Director, Wellness Advantage & Employee Fitness, Baptist Health South Florida 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
 

 1:00 - 5:00 PM Intensive Training Seminars (Day One)
(Separate Registration Required)
 

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Featured Speaker

Celebrating the Champion Spirit
Dara Torres
Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming
 
7:00 - 10:00 PM

Dine Around San Francisco
 

Friday March 20  
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Intensive Training Seminars (Day Two)
(Separate Registration Required)

 


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