Worksite Health Promotion Conference and Workshops
2012 Continuing Education Credits
If you have suggestions for future continuing ed credits you'd like to see for our conference, please e-mail your suggestions to hhswellnessawards@mt.gov.
Approved Continuing Ed Credits:
- Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) - 7.5 Category I credits approved
- Commission of Dietetic Registration - 7.25 CPEU Level 2 contact hours approved
- Human Resource Certification Institute - 7.25 Recertification credit hours approved
- State Auditor's Office - Montana Insurance - pending, should know by May 23rd
- Montana Educators - OPI - 9 renewal units approved
- Montana Nurses Association - 7.25 contact hours approved
Keynotes:
- AMSO: A Framework to Develop Effective Organization and Individual Health Behavior Change Programs. Michael O'Donnell, MBA, MPH, PhD - Editor in Chief, American Journal of Health Promotion.
- Worksite Health Promotion Programs - Do They Improve Health? Do They Save Money? Ron Goetzel, PhD - Research Professor and Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Mythbuster: Which Health and Fitness Products Really Work? John Porcari, PhD, Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, UWL
Breakout Sessions:
- Value Based Benefit Design: What It Means to Worksite Health Promotion - Dr. Tom James and Laura Rookhuizen, Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc.
- Action Plan for a Tobaccoo Free Worksite - Simon Habegger, Montana Tobacco Use and Prevention Program Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program
- Community Transformation Grant: How Worksite Health Promotion Impacts Community Health - Heather Beck, Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program and Linda Krantz, Montana Cardiovascular Health Program
2012 Conference Sponsors
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Our MWHPC Coalition has decided to have a full conference on the even numbered years in conjunction with our awards cycle and have educational workshops the odd numbered years.









