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From “The Beaver” to “The Bieber”: Wellness for the Ages with Michael Samuelson – 01127

Certainly, much attention is given to the psychology of change. Unfortunately—my 35+ years of field observation tells me­—the sociology of behavior and behavior change remains shortchanged. This particular talk outlines the importance of avoiding cookie cutter approaches to wellbeing programming and for management to recognize the impact of both generational and cultural differences at the [...]

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Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Public Health Back to the Decision Table/Kentucky Worksite Wellness Tax Credit

Updated 3/6/12 Kentucky Worksite Wellness Tax Credit A Kentucky worksite wellness tax credit proposed but not enacted in 2008, 2009 and 2010 would give tax credits to employers who provide qualified wellness programs for their employees. However the bill lost momentum and was not introduced in 2011. The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) received [...]

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What’s Working In Small Business Wellness with Ken Holtyn – 01124

Small business represents more than 99.7 percent of all employers in the U.S. Based on national studies only a small fraction offer wellness programs to their employees. Thus, most American workers, being employed in small worksites constitute an underserved population in regards to wellness programs. A feature of this webinar will be a small business [...]

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Let’s Get Beyond Physical: Making Workplace Wellness More Effective with Fran Melmed – 01123

Explore a more expansive approach to communicating about employee wellness, one where the workplace becomes a driver of health for the emotional, physical, and financial benefit of both the organization and the individual. Learning Objectives 1. Identify seven levers of workplace wellness 2. Review three key mechanisms for effective communications: social, mobile and personal 3. [...]

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Federal Healthy Guidelines with Melissa Walker and Joel Kimmons – 01122

The federal government is committed to assisting its employees in making healthy food and beverage choices and creating federal facilities that promote a sustainable food system through its influence as the largest purchaser of food service in the country.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have collaborated [...]

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