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Steps To A HealthierUS Workforce

2004 Symposium

 

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only.

 
 
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  History of NIOSH WorkLife Initiative
  2003 Planning Meeting
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October 26-28, 2004
Washington D.C.
Cafritz Conference Center
(on the campus of George Washington University)
800 21st Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20052

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2004 Speakers and Panelists

Jacqueline Agnew, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Director, Education and Research Center in Occupational Health and Safety, Baltimore, MD

Norman A. Anderson, Administrator, Carpenters Trusts of Western, Seattle, WA

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

Elizabeth Barbeau, Sc.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Michael Belzer, Ph.D., Wayne State University, and President, Sound Science, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

Elyce Anne Biddle, Economist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

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, W ashington, D.C.

Arlene Blix, DrPh, R.N., CHES, Professor Emeritus, Department of Nursing, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Leslie I. Boden, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

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

Angela Brennan, M.P.H., Associate Director Health Promotion, Laborers' Health and Safety Fund, Washington, D.C.

Ann Brockhaus, ORC Worldwide, Washington, D.C.

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

William B. Bunn, M.D., III, Vice President, Health, Safety & Productivity, International Truck and Engine Corporation, Warrenville, IL
Economics Working Group
Group Panel 3

Closing Plenary

Tim Bushnell, Ph.D., M.P.A., Economist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH

Kay N. Campbell, Ed.D., R.N.-C., COHN-S, FAAOHN, US Manager, Employee Health Support and Resilience, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC

Larry Catlett, M.D., Medical Director, Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, ME

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
Session A-4
Session B-2

Alberto Colombi, M.D., M.P.H., Corporate Medical Director, PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Shawn Combs, Assistant State Director, National Federation of Independent Business, Columbus, OH

Daniel J. Conti, Ph.D., Director, Employee Assistance Program, JP Morgan Chase

Phaedra Corso, Ph.D., Health Economist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA

Letitia Davis, Sc.D., M.Ed., Director, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA

Brian Day, Ed.D. Manager, Medical Analysis and Clinical Modeling, Highmark, Pittsburgh, PA

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

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

Andrea DeVries, Ph.D., Head of Health Services Research, Highmark, Inc.

Joan M. Eakin, M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Dee Edington, Ph.D., Professor, Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , MI

David M. Eherts, Ph.D., CIH, Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety Purdue, Stamford, CT

Barbara D. Eischen, Director of Health and Benefits Services, Fairview Health Services, Corporate Human Resources, Minneapolis, MN

Marilyn Fingerhut, NIOSH International Coordinator, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.

Joe Fortuna, M.D., Medical Director, E&C and AHG Divisions, Delphi Corporation, Troy, MI; Co-Chair, Health Focus Group, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)

Heather R. Fox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Towson University, American Psychological Association, Graduate Program in Human Resources Development, Towson University, Towson, MD

Janie Gittleman, M.R.P., Ph.D., Associate Director for Safety and Health Research, Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Silver Springs, MD

Ron Goetzel, Ph.D., Director, Cornell Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS), and Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research at The MEDSTAT Group, Washington, D.C.
Panel 1
Working Group 2
Closing Plenary

John Gooding, President, Gooding, Simpson, Mackes, Inc., Ephrata , PA

Catherine Gordon, R.N., M.B.A. Senior Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control, Washington, D.C.

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

Elise Handelman, M.Ed., COHN-S, Director, Office of Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C.

Philip Harber, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Family Medicine, Vice Chair- Academic Affairs, Chief, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Dan Hartley, Ed.D., Epidemiologist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

Bill Herman, Vice President, Human Resources, Highsmith Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI

Jennifer A. Hess, D.C., M.P.H., Ph.D., Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

Ted Hitchcock, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Cincinnati, OH

 Judith Holder-Cooper, Ph.D., Director, Duke Occupational Mental Health Programs, Duke University, Durham, NC

John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.

Chuck Hurley, Vice President, Transportation Safety Group, National Safety Council, Washington, D.C.

Lee Husting, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta GA.

Maureen M. Johnson, C.S.P., IBM Global Well-being Services and Health Benefits, Regional Well-being Manager, Essex Junction, VT

Karl Kuhn, Professor, Federal Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Dortmund, Germany

Anthony D. LaMontagne, Sc.D., M.A., M.Ed., Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Health & Society, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria

Brick Lancaster, M.P.H., Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Paul A. Landsbergis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Gregory Larkin, M.D., FAAFA, FACOEM, Director, Corporate Health Services, Eli Lily and Company, Indianapolis, IN

Mary Ann Latko, C.I.H., C.S.P., Q.E.P., Director, Scientific and Technical Initiatives, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, VA

Wayne Lednar, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President and Director, Corporate Medical, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY

J. Paul Leigh, Ph.D., Professor, Medical School, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA
Economics Working Group
Session C-4

Garry Lindsay, M.P.H., CHES, Director of Business Partnerships, Partnership for Prevention, Washington, D.C.
Panel 3
Session A-5

Laura A. Linnan, Sc.D., CHES, Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Working Group 1
Session C-6

Hester Lipscomb, B.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC

Kathy Lusby-Treber, Director, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), Vienna, VA

Lin Macmaster, American Association of Retired Persons, McLean, VA

Kate Maguire, Dorland Global Health Communications, Philadelphia, PA

John W. Mayo, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Business and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown School of Business, Washington, D.C.

James A. Merchant, M.D., DrPH, Professor, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, and Dean, The University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA

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

Steven Moffatt, M.D., Medical Director, City of Indianapolis and Marion County Sheriff's Department, Indianapolis, IN
Working Group 2
Session B-4

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

Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Ph.D. Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

Edward L. Petsonk, M.D., Senior Medical Officer and Team Leader, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

Frank Pratt, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, LA County Fire Department, Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Stephanie Pratt, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

Lewis Pringle
, Ph.D., Yorktown University, Liberty, IN

Ron Prinz, Ph.D., Carolina Distinguished Professor, Psychology Department, University of South Carolina

William Rakowski, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Science, Brown University, Providence, RI

Jim Ramsay, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Safety and Health Protection Coordinator, Safety and Health Protection Program, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Workgroup 2
Session A-1

Robert Reville, Ph.D., Research Director, RAND/Institute for Civil Justice, Santa Monica, CA
Panel 1
Economics Working Group

Shelley Reyes, Ph.D., M.S., National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA

Dennis Richling, M.D., President, Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago, IL
Keynote 2
Session C-2

Bonnie Rogers, DrPh, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics and Director, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center and the Occupational Health Nursing Program, Chapel Hill, NC

Roger Rosa, Senior Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.
Session A-7
Session B-6

Abby C. Rosenthal, M.P.H., Cessation Strategic Coordinator, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Captain Penelope Royall, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Disease Prevention, and Health Promotion, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Robin Runge, Esq., Director, Commission on Domestic Violence, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.

Sherri Rutman, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Minneapolis, MN

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

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

Michael D. Shum, M.B.A., Director, Global Workforce Diversity Operations, IBM, Armonk, NY

Ray Sinclair, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH

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

Rosemary Sokas, M.D., M.O.H, Professor and Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago-School of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Session C-1
Closing Plenary

Glorian Sorensen, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Panel 1
Workgroup 1

Bob Steggert, Vice President, Casualty Claims, Marriott International, Inc., Oakland, CA

Don Stewart, M.D., Medical Director, Fairfax County Public Safety Occupational Health Center, Fairfax, VA

Victor J. Strecher, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor and Director, Health Media Research Laboratory, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health and Associate Director, Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, MI

Virginia Sublet, Ph.D., R.Ph., Senior Toxicologist, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH

Harry Sweeney, Dorland Global Health Communications, Philadelphia, PA

Russ Toal, M.P.H., Associate Professor of Public Health, Georgia State University; Senior Consultant to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Gregory R. Wagner, M.D, Senior Advisor to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and Visiting Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Opening Plenary
Panel 1
Closing Plenary

Norman Waitzman, Ph.D., Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

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

Mary Yarbrough, M.D., M.P.H., Vanderbilt University HR Health and Wellness Programs, Nashville, TN

Gerard I.J.M. Zwetsloot, Professor, Senior Consultant and Researcher at TNO Work and Employment and Professor at Erasmus Centre for Sustainability and Management of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands


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