Statewide Worksite Wellness Symposium to be hosted by the NC Public Health Foundation

On Friday, November 21, 2008, the NC Public Health Foundation, in collaboration with the Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch in the North Carolina Division of Public Health, will host the first statewide worksite wellness symposium in Chapel Hill, NC entitled, "Saving Dollars & Making Sense." Participants of this day-long event will have access to an abundance of critical information and resources including worksite wellness experts, and leave with their own start-up toolkits.

Event Features:

• "The Asheville Project®" - Presention by Stephanie Kiser on one of the most successful worksite wellness programs in the country
• Strategies to help reduce your business’s health care costs
• Success stories from businesses in NC who are currently implementing proven worksite wellness programs

Breakout Session Schedule:
Saving Dollars & Making Sense

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

1. Health and Productivity Management:  Dave Chenoweth, Dr. Don Chaney, ECU   
2. Insurance and Worksite Wellness Programs: Meg Molloy, Prevention Partners       
   How Policy Impacts Your Business:  Elizabeth Zimmerman, NC Public      Health Foundation   

2:15 – 3:05 p.m.

1. Air Quality in the Workplace and Smoking Cessation:  Sandy Wiggins,   Donna Dayer, NC Cooperative Extension 
2. DHHS Worksite Wellness:  Suzanna Young, Wellness Director, NC DHHS    
3. How to Calculate Return on Investment:  Roxanne Leopper, FirstHealth and Dave Chenoweth, ECU

This event is open to small to medium sized businesses seeking to improve the health of their employees and reduce health care costs, and those who seek complete, turnkey wellness programs ready to implement in their business.

Register now with the Worksite Wellness Event Registration Brochure

LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WHO REGISTER EARLY RECEIVE A $20 DISCOUNT

 

 

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