The Case for Wellness Programs:
From Evidence to Practice
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Program & Luncheon: 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce – 1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
This event is complimentary
NCF complies with all ethics rules stating that Executive Branch Political Appointees and Schedule C Employees must pay a fee of $79 to attend this event.
As health care dominates headlines, government officials, and employers are under pressure to solve this important issue. The most obvious solution to achieve significant savings is to help keep employees healthy. Through workplace wellness programs that promote behaviors such as weight loss and smoking cessation and instituting vaccination and drug intervention programs, costly treatments can be avoided. This event will focus on what the business community can do to promote a healthy and more productive workforce.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Deirdre Connely, President, North American Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline
Other speakers include:
Kirsten Axelsen, Senior Director, Economic & Policy Analysis, Pfizer, Inc.
Michael Barry, CAE, Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine
Shannon Campagna, Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Safeway Inc.
Mike Critelli, Executive Chairman (Ret.), Pitney Bowes
Dee W. Edington, PhD. Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan
John Harris, M.Ed., Vice President & Chief Wellness Officer, Healthways
Fikry Isaac, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Executive Director, Global Health Services, Johnson & Johnson
Randy Johnson, Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration & Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jason Lang, MPH, MS, Public Health Advisor, Office of the Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Garry Lindsay, Partnership for Prevention
Ron Loeppke MD, MPH, FACOEM, Co-Chair of the Section on Health & Productivity of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
Ken Thorpe, MD, Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
Tonya Vyhlidal, Director of Wellness, Safety, and Life Enhancement, Lincoln Industries
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For more information please contact Ben Askin, Program Manager, at (202) 463-5500 or by emailing ncfevents@uschamber.com.
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