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Eating for good health has become a very complicated topic over the course of the last ten years. Sadly, because “eating right” has become so emotionally-charged and politically influenced, choosing the right foods for consumption is virtually impossible for the typical employee.

Workplace wellness programs need senior-level executive support to be effective. But capturing—and keeping it—in a down economy is a daunting challenge. In this leading-edge session, WELCOA President Dr. David Hunnicutt will show you what works and what doesn’t when it comes to securing buy-in at the C Suite level.

Perhaps the most effective behavioral intervention developed to date, the CHIP—Coronary Heart Intervention Program—is a powerful approach to changing unhealthy behaviors at the workplace.

Health care already eats up more than 15% of GDP and current health expenditures are presently at a staggering $2.5 trillion annually—with expert estimates projecting that expenditures will exceed $4 trillion by 2016.

Promoting physical activity in your organization can be ridiculously simple. In this extremely useful and practical WELCOA Webinar, WELCOA President Dr. David Hunnicutt will walk you through 11 things you can do to get your people up and moving.

Let’s face reality—workplace wellness programs aren’t much good if people don’t participate. Interestingly, a very small number of companies routinely garner huge participation rates and have enormous excitement and enthusiasm while most others limp along.

In recent months, a number of health experts and public health agencies have raised questions about the impact of cell phones on human health. In this groundbreaking WELCOA Webinar, we’ll look at what the experts have to say about cell phone use and morbidity and mortality.

Wellness teams are an important part of the equation when it comes to building and sustaining a results-oriented workplace wellness program. But getting wellness teams to operate at peak performance is a lot harder than people let on.

It comes as no surprise that a healthy workforce has numerous benefits for employers. To help you learn more about the art and science of developing results-oriented worksite wellness programs, we’ve put together a unique four-part Webinar training opportunity—Well Workplace University.

In this certification, WELCOA President, Dr. David Hunnicutt, and other national leaders will provide more in-depth instruction and insight into the art and science of developing a personal skill set that will allow you to effectively build and sustain a results-oriented workplace wellness initiative. Specifically, the topics of leadership, creating change, getting things done through others, establishing essential priorities, and maximizing your time will be addressed as part of the core curriculum.

In this certification, WELCOA President, Dr. David Hunnicutt, and other national leaders will focus on the topic of changing behaviors. Perhaps the most rigorous of the previous Certificate Training Courses offered by WELCOA, this four-part series will provide essential information on the art and science of changing unhealthy behaviors.

In 2011, WELCOA will be introducing a new level of certification focusing on helping health and business leaders better understand how to demonstrate a return-on-investment. This WELCOA certification should be considered essential for anyone who is charged with leading a workplace wellness initiative or who is responsible for helping client companies better understand the art and science of ROI.