5084.0 Workplace health promotion and interesting collaborations

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Roundtable
This roundtable session will allow presenters and participants to hear about and discuss at least seven distinct workplace health promotion programs and/or collaborations involving illness prevention.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participant will be able to (1) describe at least three worksite-based programs to promote health; (2) assess which of the programs discussed have measurable results; and (3) explain how limitations to the programs might be overcome.
Organizer:
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH
Moderator:
Patty Quinlan, MPH, CIH

Table 1
Post traumatic stress disorder as an occupational health outcome of workplace violence
Jonathan Rosen, MPH, CIH
Table 2
A Feasibility Intervention Study to Reduce Chemical Exposures in Nail Salons
Thu Quach, PhD, MPH, Julia Varshavsky, Julie Von Behren, MPH, My Tong, MPH, Tuan Nguyen, CSP, CIH, ARM, Alisha Tran and Peggy Reynolds, PhD
Table 3
Effects of Periodic Health Assessments among Enrollees in a Managed Healthcare Plan: A Four-Year Assessment
Cynthia Sieck, PhD, MPH and Allard Dembe, ScD
Table 4
Health Promotion and Protection For Oregon Correctional Officers
Kerry Kuehl, MD DrPH, Diane Elliot, MD, Leslie Hammer, PhD and Margaret Braun, MS
Table 5
Designing a Workplace Wellness Toolkit for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Improving Health and Lowering Costs
Jamie Lamson, MPH
Table 6
Engaging worksites for the National Healthy Worksite Program: Lessons learned
James C. Hersey, PhD
Table 7
Environmental cancer diagnosis and treatment program for primary care physicians
Michael Harbut, MPH, FCCP
Table 8
Can Medicare become an advocate for worker protection?
Anthony Robbins, MD, MPA

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Occupational Health and Safety
Endorsed by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Chiropractic Health Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

See more of: Occupational Health and Safety
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