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Steps To A HealthierUS Workforce

2004 Symposium

 

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only.

 

October 27, Day 2

Day 2
 
8:30a.m.-12:00p.m.
Plenary #2: Plenary Chair: Catherine Gordon, R.N., M.B.A., Senior Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, D.C.
8:30a.m.-9:00a.m.
Keynote # 2:
Who Wins, Who Loses, Who Cares? What Do We Know About Who Participates and Who Does Not Participate In Health Protection and Promotion?


Speaker:

Dennis Richling, M.D., President, Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago, IL
Watch Video
View .PDF Presentation
44 pages, 808kb

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Panel #2: Stakeholders Respond: Expectations and Reservations: Opportunities and Barriers From Multiple Perspectives

Panelists:
Letitia Davis, Sc.D., M.Ed., Director, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA
Examples of Public Health Programs Serving Special Worker Populations

Franklin E. Mirer, Ph.D., C.I.H., Director, Health and Safety Department, International Union, United Auto Workers, Detroit, MI
Workplace Protection and Workplace Health Promotion

Dawn Wood, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Corporate Medical Director, State Sponsored Programs, Camarillo, CA
WellPoint Cares!

Michael P.O'Donnell, M.B.A., M.P.H., Ph.D., Editor in Chief and President, American Journal of Health Promotion, West Bloomfield, MI

10:15a.m.-10:30a.m.
Break
10:30a.m.-12:00p.m.

Panel # 3: Are We There Yet? Promoting and Protecting Health: Lessons from Companies Making It Happen

This session will highlight private sector programs that successfully integrate health promotion and health protection, and provide insights into what makes them work.

Moderator:
Garry Lindsay, M.P.H., CHES, Director of Business Partnerships, Partnership for Prevention, Washington, D.C.
Small Business, Big Potential: Health Promotion Strategies for Small Employers

Panelists:
William B. Bunn, III, M.D., Vice President, Health, Safety & Productivity, International Truck and Engine Corporation, Warrenville, IL
Intergrated Health Protection/Health Promotion at International Truck and Engine Corporation

Bill Herman, Vice President, Human Resources, Highsmith Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI
View .PDF Presentation: Are We There Yet?
25 pages, 2.55mb

Susan Tufts, Wellness Program Manager, Healthy Bean Wellness Program, L.L. Bean, Freeport, ME

Lydia Boyd Campbell, M.D., M.P.H., Physician Program Manager, IBM Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Poster Session

Additional Lunchtime Session: Conversation on the Impact of Flu in the Workplace

Speaker: Suzanne M. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A., Director, Team B, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta , GA

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Session A-1: Worksite Resources For Worker Health Protection and Health Promotion

This session will examine the Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) as a tool to assess, monitor and modify health risks and health behaviors. Highlights illustrating the use of these tools will be described that may serve as models for other organizations. The session will also include discussion of the potential contributions of professional occupational safety and health organizations to the integration of health and safety activities at the worksite.
View .PDF Session A-1 Proceedings
3 pages, 23kb

Speakers:

Dee Edington, Ph.D., Professor, Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
The Health Risk Appraisal as the Core Technology for Individuals and Organization
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Jim Ramsay, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Safety and Health Protection Coordinator, Safety and Health Protection Program, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Integrating Health and Safety: What Might be ASSE’s Role?
View .PDF Presentation: Integrating Health & Safety: What Might Be ASSE's Role?
22 pages, 413kb

Mary Ann Latko, C.I.H., C.S.P., Q.E.P., Director, Scientific and Technical Initiatives, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, VA
View .PDF Presentation Worksite Resources For Health Promotion and Health Protection Of Workers


Session A-2: Health Promotion in the Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industries

This session will examine health, wellness, and safety programs in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Highlights illustrating the focus and excellence of these programs will be described and may serve as model practices for other organizations. The session will include a discussion of integrating health promotion into corporate and company health programs as well as approaches used to track trends and improve worker health, including best practices.
View .PDF Session A-2 Proceedings
2 pages, 21kb


Speakers:

Kay N. Campbell, Ed.D., R.N.-C., COHN-S, FAAOHN, US Manager, Employee Health Support and Resilience, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
Enhancing Worker Health Through an Integrated Employee Health Management Program

Barbara D. Eischen, Director of Health and Benefits Services, Fairview Health Services, Corporate Human Resources, Minneapolis, MN
Steps to a HealthierUS Workforce: An Integrated Approach

Gregory Larkin, M.D., FAAFA, FACOEM, Director, Corporate Health Services, Eli Lily and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Leveraging the Workplace Dynamics to Promote Preventive Health Programs


Session A-3: Office Workers and Teachers

This session will examine health and wellness programs in the office and
teaching workforce. The speakers will share experiences with programs that
integrate health promotion and workplace health and safety in the office and
teaching workforce. The session will include discussions of lessons learned,
opportunities, barriers, and research areas to pursue.
View .PDF Session A-3 Proceedings
2 pages, 18kb

Speakers:
Maureen M. Johnson, C.S.P., IBM Global Well-being Services and Health Benefits, Regional Well-being Manager, Essex Junction, VT
Integration of Office Ergonomics and Wellness Initiatives in Well-being Programs

Mary Yarbrough, M.D., M.P.H., Vanderbilt University HR Health and Wellness Programs, Nashville, TN
View PDF Presentation: Health and Wellness at Vanderbilt: An Integrated Program Approach
43 pages, 639kb

Sherri Rutman, American Federation of Teachers (AFT),
Minneapolis, MN
Working on Wellness: A Minneapolis Public Schools Initiative


Session A-4: Demonstrating the Need for Health Promotion in Construction:
Data and Selected Success Stories

This session will demonstrate why and how health promotion activities are undertaken in the construction sector. Several successful health promotion programs will be described focusing on selected trades including carpenters, and laborers. Smoking cessation, skin cancer prevention, substance abuse, and musculoskeletal disorders, will be discussed as well as cost models on the economics of disease management.
View .PDF Session A-4 Proceedings
3 pages, 32kb

Speakers:
Hester Lipscomb, B.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
Use of Claims Data in Identifying Targets for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Norman A. Anderson, Administrator, Carpenters Trusts of Western, Seattle, WA
Current Disease Management Efforts in a Taft-Hartley Trust

Debra Chaplan, M.S., Director of Special Projects, State Building and Construction Trades Council, Oakland, CA
Challenges and Successes in Implementing a Tobacco Prevention Program with Construction Workers in CA
Coming Soon

Angela Brennan, M.P.H., Associate Director Health Promotion, Laborers' Health and Safety Fund, Washington, D.C.
Sun Sense for Laborers
Coming Soon


Session A-5: Small Business

The purpose of this session is to examine the issues that small business face
with regard to the integration of workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health programs.
View .PDF Session A-5 Proceedings
5 pages, 65kb

Moderator:
Paul Schulte, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH

Speakers:
Shawn Combs, Assistant State Director, National Federation of Independent Business, Columbus, OH
Health & Safety Challenges for Small Employers

Garry Lindsay, M.P.H., CHES, Director of Business Partnerships, Partnership for Prevention, Washington, D.C.
Small Business, Big Potential: Health Promotion Strategies for Small Employers

John Gooding, President, Gooding, Simpson, Mackes, Inc., Ephrata, PA
Issues in Roofing


Session A-6 : Policy and Practice, Science, and Economic Considerations for Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Workplace

This session will describe the relevance of the Guide to Community Preventives Services to planning worksite health promotion interventions. It will also cite examples of excellence in worksite health promotion science, policy/ practice and economics and discuss facilitating factors and barriers to excellence in worksite health promotion science, policy/practice and economics.
View .PDF Session A-6 Proceedings
3 pages, 27kb

Moderator:
Jennifer Bruno, Director, Worldwide Wellness & Health Promotion, Johnson & Johnson, News Brunswick, NJ

Speakers:
Carter Blakey, Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Shelley Reyes, Ph.D., M.S., National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA
Translation and Dissemination of Best and Promising Practices for Obesity Prevention and Control in the Workplace

Jennifer A. Hess, D.C., M.P.H., Ph.D., Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
An Integrated Program to Prevent and/or Reduce Low-Back Injuries in the Workplace - Successes and Barriers in Practice
Coming Soon

Linda Schuessler, M.S., R.D., L.D., Research Project Manager, Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
The Influence of Workplace Culture on Eating Behaviors
Coming Soon


Session A-7: Platform Presentations from Selected Abstracts

Session Moderator:
Roger Rosa, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Integration of Health Education & Wellness into the Gaming Industry:
The Road to Rome, Caesars Entertainment

Bridging the Gap Between Occupational and Nonoccupational Medicine
Practices to Improve Employee Health

Bridging the Gap: Taking Steps to Improve Employee Cardiovascular Health

Bridging the Gap Between Health Protection and Health Promotion Intervention

Researchers: A Model from the NORA Intervention Effectiveness Research Team

The Long Term Impact of Johnson & Johnson's Health & Wellness Program on Employee Health Risks and Health Care Utilization & Expenditures

IBM's Well-being Management System (WBMS): Linking Health and Well-being to Business Priorities


3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Break and Poster Session (continued)

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions B:

 

Session B-1: Healthy Workers, Healthy Workplace: Examining How Organizational Policies Influence Mental Health and May Confer Protection Against Stress and
Work-Family Conflict

The purpose of this session is to present data from organizational research that clearly illustrates the relation between aspects of work and health outcomes and discuss the potential benefits of addressing and making changes to such aspects of work. We intend to illustrate why organizations' health promotion programs cannot afford to ignore the effects of work organization (organizational policies, practices, and procedures) on employee health, well-being, and safety by demonstrating how the consequential impact on health, absenteeism, and productivity affects the organization. Industry representatives and researchers will present practical examples of workplace policies that are designed to ameliorate work-family conflict, reduce stress, promote health, and improve mental well-being.

Speakers:
David M. DeJoy, Ph.D., Director -Workplace Health Group, Professor, Health Promotion and Behavior, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Supporting Authors:
Mark G. Wilson, H.S.D.; Robert J. Vandenberg, Ph.D.; Shannon Griffin-Blake, Ph.D.; and Allison McGrath, M.Ed.
Healthy Work Organization in Retail: Results and Lessons Learned

Ron Prinz, Ph.D., Carolina Distinguished Professor, Psychology Department, University of South Carolina
Parenting Support for Employees: The Triple P System
Coming Soon

Daniel J. Conti, Ph.D., Director, Employee Assistance Program, JP Morgan Chase
Mental Health Costs in the Workplace
View .PDF Presentation: Implications for Corporate Environment
18 pages, 105kb

Michael D. Shum, M.B.A., Director, Global Workforce Diversity Operations, IBM
Global Work/Life Issues Survey/Programs

Session B-2: Workplace Implementation of Effective Tobacco Control Strategies

This session will allow participants to develop an awareness of key issues to be addressed in integrating tobacco control into coordinated health protection and health promotion; discuss cross disciplinary networking strategies; describe exemplary programs; and explore barriers and solutions for program implementation.
View .PDF Session B-2 Proceedings
3 pages, 13kb

Speakers:
Elizabeth Barbeau, Sc.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Workplace Policies Related to Tobacco Control at Work and at Home

Edward L. Petsonk, M.D., Senior Medical Officer and Team Leader, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
Workplace Tobacco Policies: Issues and Concerns from an Occupational Health Perspective
Coming Soon

Debra Chaplan, M.S., Project Director, BUILT (Building Trades Unions Ignite Less Tobacco), Director of Special Programs, State Building and Construction Trades, Council of California, Oakland, CA
Union Perspectives on Workplace Tobacco Control Programs and Policies

Larry Catlett, M.D., Medical Director, Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, ME
Practical Experience in Integrating Tobacco Policies with a Comprehensive Occupational Health and Wellness Program
Coming Soon

Brick Lancaster, M.P.H., Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
National Network of Quitline Services for Tobacco Control: Workplace Relevance

Abby C. Rosenthal, M.P.H., Cessation Strategic Coordinator, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Coverage for Tobacco-Use Cessation Treatments: Why, What, and How?


Session B-3: Intentional Injury

This session will provide an overview of the nature and magnitude of workplace violence, emphasizing the typology of workplace violence (i.e., criminal intent, customer/client, worker-on-worker, and intimate partner). Information on existing programs and approaches to research and prevention efforts will be provided. The business case for investing in domestic violence prevention will be provided from data/research as well as corporate perspective.
View .PDF Session B-3 Proceedings
3 pages, 16kb

Moderator:
Charlene Baker, Ph.D., National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Atlanta, GA

Speakers:
Elise Handelman, M.Ed., COHN-S, Director, Office of Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C.
Workplace Violence: Models for Control
Coming Soon

Dan Hartley, Ed.D., Epidemiologist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
The NIOSH Workplace Violence Research and Prevention Initiative and Findings on Intimate Partner Homicides in the Workplace

Phaedra Corso, Ph.D., Health Economist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA
Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
Coming Soon

Robin Runge, Esq., Director, Commission on Domestic Violence, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
Domestic Violence Prevention, Making the Business Case/Corporate Response to Domestic Violence


Session B-4: Health Promotion/Protection Programs among Public Safety Officers - Lessons for Other Occupations/Industries

The job duties of first responders (fire, police, and EMS) require a healthy and fit workforce. To help candidates and members remain "fit-for-duty," several municipalities have developed health promotion programs. These programs have incorporated health protection measures into its overall safety and health plan. The speakers will give their experiences developing and maintaining fitness and wellness programs, and their efforts to include health protection measures into these programs.
View .PDF Session B-4 Proceedings
2 pages, 27kb

Speakers:
Steven Moffatt, M.D., Medical Director, City of Indianapolis and Marion County Sheriff's Dept, Indianapolis, IN
Research Opportunities Within a Fitness and Wellness Program for Public Safety Officers

Don Stewart, M.D., Medical Director, Fairfax County Public Safety Occupational Health Center, Fairfax, VA
Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Fitness and Wellness Program for Public Safety Officers

Thomas Griggs, M.D., Director of Medical Programs, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Department of Cardiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Wellness Program

Frank Pratt, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, LA County Fire Department, Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Implementation of a Joint Union Management Fitness and Wellness Program
Session B-5: Unintentional Injury with Focus On Motor Vehicles

Commercial drivers work long hours and difficult schedules, and many have unhealthy life styles. This has been identified as a priority area for NIOSH and studies are underway of driver mortality, truck company benchmarking, and related topics. A diverse panel of motor vehicle experts has been assembled for this session.
The session will begin with an overview of the magnitude of the problem of occupational crashes in the US, followed by a discussion of why traffic safety promotion is a sound business practice. The second presentation focuses on work organization as it impacts truck drivers, a group that has the highest numbers of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, and that may also have elevated disease mortality. The third speaker will discuss what National Center for Injury Prevention and Control/CDC has learned about motor vehicle crashes and prevention, as non-work-related motor vehicle crashes of the worker or their family can affect worker productivity. The last speaker will discuss prevention of work-related roadway crashes, driver health, and implications for the public.
View .PDF Session B-5 Proceedings
4 pages, 23kb

Speakers:
Kathy Lusby-Treber, Director, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), Vienna, VA
Making the Business Case for Workplace Traffic Safety Programs

Michael Belzer, Ph.D., Wayne State University, and President, Sound Science, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Commercial Trucking - The Impact of Hours of Service on Health and Safety

Ann M. Dellinger, Ph.D., M.P.H., Acting Division Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention and Team Leader, Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Overview of the Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Activities Arena

Chuck Hurley, Vice President, Transportation Safety Group, National Safety Council, Washington, D.C.
Prevention of Work Related Roadway Crashes and Driver Health


Session B-6: Platform Presentations from Selected Abstracts

Moderator:
Roger Rosa, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Workplace Interventions for Persons with Arthritis

Assessment of Overall Employee Wellness in the Workplace

View .PDF Presentation-Integrating Health Protection and Health Promotion to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injury: Partnering with the Fire Service
26 pages, 535kb

Freedom from Tobacco

SAMHSA Model Workplace Programs

Extreme Workers Comp: The C.A.R.E. Approach

   

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