LiveHealth Online
Tuesday, september 15, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Vitality
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Learn How to Trust yourself Again
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Do you second guess your decisions? Worry that you are doing the right thing? You know the consequence of the decisions you made so far. In her new book “How Do I Know?”, author Annita Keane helps you discover :
- How to identify decisions that no longer work for you.
- What you can do to navigate your whole body intelligence–your “gut” instints–to get you back on tract.
- How to use coaching to bring your life to the next level, one decision at a time
About the speaker: Annita Keane is an expert in stress management. She is a member of the Wellness Council and frequently helps business executives play their “A” game under pressure.
For more information www.the keanemethod.com
$8 meting fee. Lunch provided
Become a Mindful Change Coach (April 11/12 – 1st In-Person Session)
Billie Frances, a board certified coach training provider, is your guide in this accelerated 10 week program. The exceptional professionals in attendance will experience skills-building practice with real clients and other time-tested coaching methods that lead to coaching mastery. Follow in the footsteps of 400 successful graduates and participate in this training program which incorporates a winning combination of in-person and tele-learning.
Tips and Tricks to engage your worksite wellness committee
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Changing behavior takes many committed individuals in any large organizations. We all know that we want a diverse worksite wellness committee made up of representative of every part of our organization. Without a common core of knowledge how can these non-wellness trained committee members easily work as a committed unit. Through use of a Certified Wellness Advocate approach, each member of the committee is setup on a a continuous improvement process, ultimately awarding the Consumer Wellness Advocate (CWA) designation to each member. The CWA allows individual study using a 10-Dimensional Prevention Through Wellness Model.
Alida Moonen, PhD, will present her experience with implementing this strategy at Summa Health System. This approach gives her a comprehensive universal approach to allow personalization of each committee member’s journey to wellness and providing the group a platform for greater engagement and cooperation.
$8 meting fee. Lunch provided
Don’t underestimate the value of employee self care!
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
When providing wellness at the workplace, we strive for a positive effect on employee health. Before implementing a walking challenge or sharing tips on weight loss, the empowerment of medical self-care will have the most significant financial impact on the entire health care system. Medical self-care programs enable employees and their families to make informed decisions about whether they can treat themselves at home or if they should seek professional medical care.
What type of professional care? Emergency, urgent care, minute clinics, express care, doctor face time or nurse on call lines. Employees need to make informed decisions on where to go for care.
Valerie Sophocleous, a registered nurse and wellness educator for Sigma II Employee Benefit Consultants will speak on how to empower your workforce in the basic steps of medical self-care and managing health care. Valerie has been with Sigma II for seven years and is a Welcoa faculty member and an American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking Facilitator.
Lunch provided
Leveraging New Technology to Engage Employees in Optimal Wellness
Thursday, January 22, 2015 noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
We have medical plans talking about population health. Employers are supporting worksite wellness. Physicians are giving advice about lifestyle changes. Employees are looking up easy weight loss through supplements online. All want improved health. How can we efficiently bring these forces together to increase employee engagement.
Join us to learn about a new technology to drive down the cost of corporate wellness and increase ROI!
About the speakers: Stephen Pelton:Steve has over 14 years business development experience and was the cofounder of Web Wise Seniors. Steve managed the development and expansion of the WWS educational program including: live classes, instructional manuals, end user videos, and community seminars. Steve has over 10 years in marketing experience and created and executed strategic marketing plans for University Hospitals of Cleveland. Steve is a highly engaged, motivated, creative problem-solver with a passion for technology and a proven track record of designing and implementing successful strategic marketing and business development plans.
Bev Waters Shankman: VP Community Outreach and Programming, hChoices. Founder of Healthy Ohio Cities, Former Regional Director of Community Outreach for Cleveland Clinic East. Bev earned her certificate in health and wellness coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Bev strongly believes in and teaches the influence of small and incremental lifestyle changes on prevention and management of chronic disease. She is passionate about working with individuals to guide them to better lifestyle decisions for quality of life.
Lunch provided
Click here for more information hChoices Wellness Council
Steve,
That was a great meeting yesterday. You gave us access to the top subject matter experts in this area. Their information was valuable, we had the opportunity for open discussion with them and our questions were answered. If/when future Ebola or other situations arise we have excellent resources and know exactly whom to go to for the latest recommendations.
I am glad I attended.
Karen Chapple
Director Safety and Health
Invacare Corp.
Thinking through your company’s ebola policy
Tuesday, December 9th, noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Just over a month ago many in HR in Northeast Ohio were looking for guidance on how to handle Ebola. Now that the crisis has passed, it is time to take a reasoned review of preparedness planning for Ebola. Speakers will review how Northeast Ohio organizations handled it and review the science behind guidelines for future use.
Mark your calendars today. You do not want to miss this meeting.
Amy J. Ray, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Disease and HIV Diseases
Case Western Reserve University
Medical Director, University Hospitals Infection Control and Prevention
Ron Todaro, RN, COHN-S
Corporate Health Director
University Hospital
Chris Kippes
Director of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Informatics
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
November 18th at 11:00 AM conference call
Please mark your calendars for the next conference call of the Tobacco policy group. on November 18th at 11:00. We will have as our special guest Melinda J. Ickes, Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. Proposed topics to be cover are
- How Higher Educational institutions and others organizations are handling enforcement.
- Estimates of the current numbers of students smoking
- An idea of the number of organizations not hiring smokers or tobacco users
- How to plan for going tobacco or smoke free.
- How to over come the fear of implementing a policy change.
To join a conference call: Dial 305-848-8888 Select “Join a Conference Call” Enter the pin 1593548057
Best practices in workplace-based cessation and ACA compliance tips
Thursday, October 23rd, noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
Soaring healthcare costs and productivity losses combine to make tobacco use among the most costly of employee behaviors. Join us on October 23 to understand and identify the current best practices to help your employees quit tobacco. We’ll discuss ACA compliance, best practices for tobacco-free policies and workplaces, how to roll out a program and best support your employees through a quit, free and low-cost resources and more.
Laura Loew is a Mayo Clinic Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist and President of Smash the Ash! She and her team focus on excellence in workplace-based tobacco cessation programs from start to finish. Click here for the presentation smash
Also available for questions through the internet, Laura Friedenberg, Tobacco Use Prevention,ODH. As a reminder, almost all commercial health plans are required, through mandates set forth in the Affordable Care Act, to provide tobacco cessation coverage, as well as coverage of all seven FDA-approved cessation medications. New guidance released in May further explained requirements and also included Quit Line services as a recommended benefit (see Q5 at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-aca19.html ) Click here for complete presentation. ODH
$8 meting fee. Lunch provided
October 11 2014
Lake Health is offering an Autumn Mindful retreat “Pause, Reflect, Heal”. You are welcome to join them
for a day of relaxation and mindfulness on Saturday, October 11 9:30 am – 3:00 pm.It will be held at Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center,7250 Alexander Road,Concord Township, OH 44077. For more information Mindful retreat flyer10-14
Understanding Vein Disease and its Effects on your Employees
Tuesday, September 23rd, noon – 1 pm
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence, OH
(just west of Rockside at 77 exit)
More than 80 million Americans suffer from vein disease. Ignoring the condition can result in symptoms such as pain, fatigue, itching, burning and swelling.
Unfortunately, vein disease doesn’t go away on its own and may only get worse over time. The good news is that with today’s advanced technology, vein disease is treatable through safe and effective techniques that don’t require surgery.
Some sobering statistics:
-Vein problems are among the most common chronic conditions in North America
-In the US, venous ulcers cause the loss of 2 million workdays per year
-The prevalence of varicose veins in Western adult populations is estimated at 25% to
33% of women and 10% to 20% of men
-DVT with its risk of PE may be the most preventable cause of death among people
hospitalized today in the United States
Melissa Wess, Community Liaison at Vein Clinics of America, partners with Cleveland area schools and corporations to provide education on vein disease to employees, staff and faculty through employer-sponsored health fairs and scheduled Lunch-and-Learn presentations. As part of the Wellness Council of Northeast Ohio’s goal to raise awareness of wellness issues in the workplace, Melissa will be discussing the symptoms associated with vein disease, as well as the importance of diagnosis and treatment.
A must-attend meeting for employers in need of wellness vendors.
Lunch provided.
