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Look at the statistics and you realize your workforce is unhealthy: 62% of employees are overweight, among those, 26% are obese. Additionally, 33% of employees show signs of clinical depression. This workshop will introduce human resources staff and managers to the benefits of worksite wellness programming and simple ways to engage employees in programs and initiatives. Worksites have much to gain by offering wellness programming as these programs impact both the top line and bottom line of organizations; top line revenue increases via reduced absenteeism and presenteeism, and bottom line costs are reduced through the containment of healthcare costs. The key to impacting the health of an entire workforce is to implement comprehensive, results-oriented programs and policies. Results-oriented programs include multiple components that are strategically integrated. These strategies should include policies, incentives, on-site programming and high-touch lifestyle change programs. Further, Return-on-Investment (ROI) can be enhanced by including dependents in the programming as they account for 60% of healthcare costs.

Webinar participants will be able to analyze their own wellness programming, identify gaps and solutions, and develop comprehensive models for an effective wellness program. We will also discuss ways to reach and engage more employees and their families in wellness programming.

Discover how to lose guilt and feel better easily through using the groundbreaking Active Energy System. In this talk Adam Shaw explains the role of guilt in wellbeing and how it can inhibit health and wellbeing. If you want to feel better easily, lose guilt and learn a system that can make you and those who you know feel better easily then this event will show you how.

Through a set of steps that you can do as you walk it is possible to easily increase your wellbeing, energy and motivation easily and effortlessly, saving you time and eradicating the need to find extra time for gyms, diets and strenuous exercise routines.

Employee health asssessments indicate that as many as 70% of employees report that they 'don't get enough sleep' or are 'often tired at work' and research shows that sleepy employees are sick more often, miss more work and have more accidents and injuries.

What does this mean for your organization? In this presentation, Carolyn Schur, a sleep and fatigue management specialist, will highlight the primary factors contributing to sleep deprivation and outline the consequences for the workplace. She will also provide practical, immediate and long-term organizational measures that can be implemented to ensure better employee performance, health and safety and reduce benefit costs.

This session will review and compare the value of the health risk assessment (HRA) and biometric screening as data collection methods in population health management. A review of how the (HRA) evolved as a primary wellness tool and how its value today is eluding employers and costing employers time and money. Strengths and weakness of an HRA will be discussed and a focus on the “new” data collection opportunity that will yield employer higher levels of results and provide employees (eligible wellness program participants) with a higher level of health awareness. Attendees will be provided with the new insight on the key data elements needed to obtain quantitative snapshot of their population’s health and potential health risks.

In this interactive workshop you will learn what you can do to promote the changing of unhealthy habits – such as smoking, poor diet, over-eating, lack of exercise – as well as emotional factors like lack of respect and good humor in the workplace, all the while creating a healthy physical and psychological environment for your employees.

You will learn about the recent scientific studies on the mind-body connection and how our thoughts and emotions affect our life, workplace relationships and our productivity. You will learn about “emotional contagion” and the importance of having a positive attitude throughout the day, as well as how to promote good mood and healthy habits in the workplace. You will also learn how to invite employees’ participation without “pushing” your agenda by increasing their awareness around those issues, and having them willingly join you in achieving wellness in the workplace.

You’ll learn specific coaching, imagery and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques that you can immediately and safely implement in the workplace to help employees obtain clarity around what habits need to be changed, control “negative voices in the mind”, develop an attitude of gratitude, and create healthy new habits. We will also discuss how to spot “bad behavior” and healthy, yet effective ways to respond to those who might be resistant to these ideas of health and wellness and not ready to let go of their unhealthy habits. You’ll also learn how to offer a support system that your employees may need in overcoming unhealthy habits, helping them in designing action steps and managing their progress.

Engagement is the key in wellness programs- but before you ask your employees to get involved in another wellness program, they need to understand the thought patterns that support health and what keeps people 'stuck". Harnessing behavior is the missing link. Thought patterns are the bedrock of change- how to assess and address the habits, patterns, beliefs and values that keep us from moving forward and going the distance in health. Unless employees have a 'battery pack' they can plug into - they will not have enough emotion to go the distance and they will remain 'double bound.' This is change engineering at its core-

Is your employee wellness program really making a difference? Is it impacting both the bottom line of your organization and the lives of your employee team members?
Unfortunately, most do not. And most HR Executives and Managers know this, but aren’t sure what steps can be taken to create the necessary enhancements that will lead to measurable and impactful outcomes – until now.
This program will be presented by Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, MTC, ATC, CWC, who is the author of 4 books (including Thompson Publishing’s latest book titled Employee Wellness: Implementing a High Impact, High ROI Strategy) and a nationally recognized speaker (please see www.TheWellnessSpeaker.com). You’ll find this program to be both information rich as well as entertaining in nature.

Welcome to the Institute for Human Resources for Employee Wellness! Thank you to everyone for your participation and support. Join us over the next two days for our exciting lineup of speakers with many informative sessions covering the hot topics and trends surrounding the Employee Wellness community. This introductory session will give you an overview of the Institute for Human Resources - Employee Wellness certification program. The Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Employee Wellness certification program launched on September 14 & 15, 2011 with a two-day virtual event and this is now our 7th virtual event in the area of Employee Wellness.
All of these webcasts have been approved for HRCI recertification credits (the only exception being this introductory webcast). This short, 15-minute webcast will provide you with complete information on what is required to obtain certification from the Institute for Human Resources.
Throughout this session we will:

• Introduce you to the Advisory Board
• Introduce you to the Institute and the Certification program
• Help you learn how to become an expert in Employee Wellness
• Offer an opportunity for YOU to host an educational session and educate your peers
• Learn why this Institute is important to the employee wellness industry and how you can contribute to its success
• Share a calendar of future events so that members can pre-register now to add the dates to their calendars

Do you have your finger on the pulse of your message? Is it what you intend it to be? Are you connected to the nerve center of the audience...are you calling them to action? Doesn’t matter if it’s it written form or spoken word? Are you connecting to your intended audience, the way in which you want?
This webinar will explore how to make a solid connection with your intended audience, every time you address them. Whether they be front-line staff, management, clients, or prospective employers. It will examine the three key aspects of communication (both written and verbal), explore how to curtail your message for accuracy and detail without error and suggest how to solicit a professional check up as necessary.

Join us at this session and you will learn how to set your organization apart from the others. Engage employees, engage management. Have healthier employees, have healthier management. Help sustain the company, help sustain the employees. Assist the company to be the one that is emulated by other organizations by leading your company to the future. Take back valuable information to your company.

Learn the final piece of the puzzle in unlocking the mystery of creating a true healthy workplace. Dr. Sheldon Cooper might try to explain this using the string theory but in reality – BANG. Come find out for yourself. This sounds like fun!