- CREATING A HEALTHY WORK CLIMATE
A sense of community, a shared vision and a positive outlook are essential to health and productivity. This presentation examines these work climate factors in organizational life. Participants learn how to assess work climate and how wellness programs can play a key role in supporting a sense of community, a shared vision and a positive outlook at the workplace.
- BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE CULTURE FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
In order for lifestyle change to be sustained, it must be rooted in the social environment. Participants examine the relationship between organizational health and five culture factors - values, norms, peer support, organizational support systems and work climate. Participants also learn systematic strategies for modifying those aspects of the culture that fail to support healthy lifestyles.
- WELLNESS LEADERSHIP: THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN WELLNESS PROGRAMS
The support of management is essential to effective wellness programs. Participants learn how to tailor their wellness messages to management. They also learn how to create a leadership culture that supports key management roles - goal setting, modeling, gaining resource commitment and celebrating success.
- DEVELOPING WELLNESS MENTORS
Without peer support most efforts to adopt healthier lifestyle practices fail to achieve their goals. Participants learn how to establish a mentoring program that increases both the quality and quantity of peer support. Participants learn about the Wellness Mentor role and how mentoring programs can support wellness programs.
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EDUCATION
- Ph.D., New York University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- President, Healthyculture.com, a service of the Human Resources Institute, Inc.
- Trustee, Health Promotion Research Foundation
- Faculty, Nebraska Methodist College
VIDEO
- With a Little Help from My Friends: Peer Support Video for Healthier Lifestyles
- Working Well: Creating a Healthier and More Productive Work Climate
- Wellness Leadership: The Role of Management in Health Promotion Programs
- Wellness Mentor Training
SOFTWARE
- Digital Yearbook
AUTHOR
- Not Alone: Healthy Habits, Helpful Friends
- The Organizational Unconscious
- The Culture Change Sourcebook
- Test of Your Lifetime
- Associate Editor, American Journal of Health Promotion
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
- Fortune Magazine Human Resources Series
- National Wellness Conference
- Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference
- Health, Work and Wellness Conference of Canada |
