7th Annual Ohio Employee Health & Wellness Conference

Complete Agenda

The conference planning committee has issued a call for presentations.   Brief abstracts are due before Friday, June 1, 2012.    Please use the convenient brief abstract submittal form to the right.  

Sponsorship & Display Opportunities

Priceless Sponsorship Opportunities -- Limited Number (PDF)

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Investment

Fee includes expert instruction for continuing education credits and a comprehensive manual featuring written materials from all sessions, a luncheon and a healthy breakfast break, and afternoon refreshment break.   $295 per person.   For three or more from one organization, the investment is only $245 per person.

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing education credits are either pending or have been approved for human resource professionals (5.00 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute), insurance agents (6.0 Ohio insurance continuing education general credits from the Ohio Department of Insurance) and dietitians (from the Commission on Dietetic Registration).  This conference does not offer CHES Category 1 contact hours and continuing nursing education.

Location & Overnight Lodging

Embassy Suites Columbus-Airport, 2886 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219 (near the intersection of I-670 at Cassady Ave.).   For overnight lodging for the evening of September 17, please call the Embassy Suites at 614.536.0500 and request the MEC rate of $135.00 two-room suite with a separate living area & complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast and complimentary nightly Manager's reception prior to August 27, 2012. 

Benefits of Attending & Creating a Healthy Workforce

The 7th Annual Ohio Employee Health & Wellness conference on Tuesday, September 18th in Columbus will provide you with useful tools & strategies for developing healthy organizational cultures, practical tips for a healthy workplace and engaging & motivating employees to act including several case studies.  

Properly designed health promotion programs can positively impact an organization’s bottom line. According to another former keynote speaker at this annual event, Larry Chapman, Senior Vice President, WebMD Health Services, in the Quality of Work Life and Traditional models, employers could expect a return on investment (ROI) of about 3:1—that is, three dollars returned for every dollar invested.   They could safely expect that kind of return within about 18 months. When you get into the newer prevention technologies offered in Health and Productivity Management, Mr. Chapman states that employers could expect an ROI of 6:1 or higher—perhaps even as high as 15:1. The wide range is due to how the programs are crafted and what you decide to measure, but those returns have been documented as well.

Most experts agree that several less tangible areas can be positively affected through worksite health promotion including work effectiveness, decision-making ability, customer rapport, customer retention through improved service, and revenue generation potential. Results from North America's finest companies are reason enough to think about an investment in your most important asset -- your employees -- and the impact this investment can have on your bottom line including: reduced absenteeism, reduced health care claims (Sony Corp. of America analyzed claims data and found that 50% of its indemnity plan costs were incurred by employees with medical conditions that were lifestyle-related, or that could be changed.);    reduced employee turnover  and improved productivity and morale  (Union Pacific Railroad found that 80% of its workers believed that the company's exercise program helped to increase their productivity and that 75% felt that regular exercise was helping them to concentrate better at work).   

Employers need to ask themselves, would they spend $300—which is less than 5% of the cost of a health plan for one employee—to give the organization the opportunity to reduce healthcare costs significantly?  Register today for Ohio’s premier worksite health promotion conference.