3143.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

Worksite Health Promotion Research and Practice

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Jeff Hallam, PhD
Organizer(s):Jeff Hallam
2:30 PMWelcoming Remarks
2:35 PMAn academic medical center work-site employee led health promotion and weight loss program: Addressing overweight and obesity among fellow employees
Rose M. Savage-Jackman, MPH, Nancy Victor, MPA, MHS, Judith LaRosa, PhD, Rachel Fremder, RD, Richard Sadovsky, MD, Rushel Patrick
2:50 PMHealthy Workplaces and the New Employment Contract: Assessing the Needs of the Organization
Mark G. Wilson, HSD, David M. DeJoy, PhD, Robert J. Vandenberg, PhD, Allison L. McGrath, MEd, Brenda Greene, MMSc, PT, OCS, Hettie A. Richardson, MA
3:05 PMHealth Promotion's Role in the New Employment Contract: Implementing Organizational Initiatives - Lessons From the ACT Project
Allison L. McGrath, MEd, Mark G. Wilson, HSD, Brenda Greene, MMSc, PT, OCS, Michelle D'Abundo, MA, David M. DeJoy, PhD, Robert J. Vandenberg, PhD
3:20 PMWellness at Work in a Managed Care Environment
Timothy M. Mulcahy, MA, Marcia Cohen, MCP, Alan Bekelman, MS
3:35 PMWorksite-Based Parenting Programs for Parents of Adolescents to Improve Communication and Reduce Sexual Risk – a Qualitative Study
Karen L. Eastman, PhD, Rosalie Corona, PhD, Gery Ryan, PhD, Avra L. Warsofsky, Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD
3:50 PMDiscussion
Sponsor:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Cosponsors:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA