Continental Breakfest Buffet (for ITS registrants)
07:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration Desk Open
09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Intensive Training Seminars
04:30 pm - 05:30 pm
Registration Desk Open
Tuesday, March 19
06:30 am - 11:00 am
Continental Breakfest Buffet (for ITS registrants)
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Registration Desk Open
09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Intensive Training Seminars
04:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Orientation and Welcome
Wednesday, March 20
06:30 am - 11:00 am
Continental Breakfest Buffet
06:30 am - 07:30 am
Yoga for Beginners
Becca Jones, MA, CHES, PHR
Wellness Coordinator, Human Resources, Cone Health Foundation
Activity Session
06:30 am - 07:30 am
Fantastic Water Workout
MaryBeth Baun, M.Ed, CWP, ACSM, NASM
Health Management Advocate, Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.
Activity Session
06:30 am - 07:30 am
Zumba Fitness One Hour Class
Allison Agwu, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor, Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rhonique Harris, MD, MHA, FAAP
Activity Session
06:45 am - 07:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
07:00 am - 08:00 am
Making Connections
08:00 am - 05:00 pm
Exhibits
09:00 am - 10:45 am
Using A Strategic Science Approach to Stimulate Nutritious Eating and Obesity Control
Kelly Brownell, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health; Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University
Keynote
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Maximizing ROI: What Does the Latest Research Show Us?
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD
Research Professor and Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research, Analytic Consulting and Research Services, Truven Health Analytics
Financial Analysis
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
People and Possibilities: A Critical Examination of Why Some Health Interventions Work And Others Don't
David Hunnicutt, PhD
President, Wellness Council of America
Strategies
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Mindfulness: A Powerful, Cost-Effective Agent for Health Behavior Change
Julie Kosey, MS, PCC, RYT
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher and Integrative Health Coach, Duke Integrative Medicine
Strategies
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
ActiveSmart: Getting Active in Australia with Conversations, Small Steps, and Friends
Kevin Luten
Director, Behavior Design Works
Program Description
11:00 am - 12:15 am
Paying Attention to Healthy Living: Challenges & Possibilities
John Weaver, PsyD
Director, Healthy Thinking Initiative; Owner, Psychology for Business; Psychologist, Stress Management & Mental Health Clinics, Inc.; President, Wisconsin Psychological Association
Skill Building
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Reaching Every Person in Our Nation: A Community and Family Approach to Wellness
Jane M. Clary, PhD, RN, MS, MCHES
National Program Leader, Nutrition/Extension, USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Patricia Brinkman, MA, BS
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator / Assistant Professor, Ohio State University Extension in Fayette County
Alice Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County
Joanne Kinsey, MS, CFCS
Family and Community Health Sciences Educator / Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
Panel Discussion
12:15 pm - 01:45 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
Making Connections
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Wellness Cuture Zones: Creating Supportive Environments at Work, Among Friends, at Home, in Families, and in the Community
Judd Allen, PhD
President, Human Resources Institute, LLC
Culture Change
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
The Effects of Longer Work Lives on the Federal Budget, Retirement Income and the Economy
Andrew Biggs, PhD
Resident Scholar, The American Enterprise Institute
Jobs & Deficit
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Finding Flow: An Effective Health Promotion Strategy
Ellen O'Sullivan, PhD
Chair, The Center for Public Recreation and Parks; Principal, Leisure Lifestyle Consulting
Strategies
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the Workplace
Scott Treatman, DO, MPH, MHA
Director, Employee Health Services, Crouse Hospital
Skill Building
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Yoga for Health
Linda Lemay, MD
President, Complementary Health Services of Cazenovia
Strategies
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
HEAL in LiveWell Northwest Colorado: Fighting Obesity through Community Participatory Strategies
Lisa Harner, MA
Research Specialist, Kaiser Permanente
Barbara Parnell, PhD
LiveWell Northwest Colorado Community Coordinator, Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association
Elena Kuo, PhD, MPH
Research Associate, Center for Community Health and Evaluation
Panel Discussion
03:15 pm - 04:30 pm
Increase the Engagement Factor and Bolster the Business Case with "Out of the Box" Wellness Programming
Laura Putnam, MA
CEO, Motion Infusion, Inc.
Strategies
03:15 pm - 04:30 pm
The Low Stress Diet
Brian Luke Seaward, PhD
Executive Director, Paramount Wellness Institute
Skill Building
03:15 pm - 04:30 pm
Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing - A Natural Fit
