New Rochelle, NY – With the proliferation
of online health assessments, health coaches and legislation that may
give tax credit to companies offering wellness programs, it seems that
wellness programs have surpassed just being part of the healthcare industry.
It appears that the programs have in fact made employers and health plans
alike take more of a pro-active approach towards healthcare, and are
getting more and more employees to take their health into account not
just when they have a doctor’s visit, but rather in their daily
activities.
This webinar, entitled Wellness Incentives: Rewarding Members for Getting
and Staying Healthy, provides an overview of wellness programs as well
as specific case studies detailing implementation strategies as well
as the financial savings and health benefits that the programs yield.
During this 90-minute webinar, you will learn effective communication
and incentive strategies encouraging employees to make beneficial and
healthy lifestyle changes. Philip Smeltzer, strategy leader of wellness
domain for Humana and Michael H. Samuelson, President and CEO for The
Health & Wellness Institute will report from the front lines on how
their organization have successfully implemented wellness programs, developed
tools and set positive results.
Formal presentations will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A to answer
your most pressing wellness program questions
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Philip
Smeltzer joined Humana
in May 2006 as the strategy leader, wellness responsible for worksite
health and the development of strategy for healthy behaviors for Humana
consumers. Previously, Philip was the vice president of Health Care
Quality Improvement HealthNow NY in upstate New York. In his current
role he is responsible for the creation and strategy development of
health promotion and wellness programs for commercial consumers and
customers. This scope of responsibility includes employer group and
consumer programs for 2.7 million members and health behavior messaging
for 9 million members including Medicare consumers.
Mr. Smeltzer has previously worked as an Associate Director with the
Wellness Institute of Buffalo. Mr. Smeltzer has also served as a field
product manager for Abbott Diagnostics after serving as a Marine Corps
Officer on active duty for 5 years. He has participated in the Marine
Corps Reserve for 19 years until retirement in 2001.
Mr. Smeltzer holds a Master of Science Degree from Canisius College,
Bachelor of Arts from Oregon State University. His academic interests
have focused on exercise science and the use of communication techniques
to change behavior. Mr. Smeltzer was most recently a doctoral student
at the University of Buffalo in Epidemiology and Community Health. Phil
recently relocated to Louisville Kentucky in his new role with Humana.
Mr. Smelter’s community activities this past year included; training
director for football officials in the Niagara Frontier, Ride for Roswell
chairman (9-mile ride), adjunct professor Canisius College, D’Youville
College and guest lecturer at UB School of Nursing.
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Michael
H. Samuelson is the President & CEO for The Health & Wellness Institute (HWI).
He currently leads business development activities for HWI, conducts
senior management seminars and delivers enterprise wellness briefings
for worksite wellness clients. When he’s not on the road, Michael
lends his 30 years of expertise to the product development process.
In addition to the management of HWI, Michael provides direct executive
support to the health insurance industry.
For more than 25 years, Michael was the President and CEO of The National
Center for Health Promotion, a health and productivity consulting organization
he co-founded in 1977. Over the years NCHP earned a reputation as an
international leader in the design and delivery of disease management,
training, leadership and health promotion systems. As President and CEO,
Michael led his marketing team in providing services to over 1,000 corporations
and 800 medical centers. In addition, he directed a program of professional
development and training for over 4,500 individuals throughout the US,
Canada, and Japan. Michael is widely published and a frequent director,
consultant, and advisor to numerous prestigious boards and organizations
including The Men’s Health Network, The Business Innovation Factory,
The HERO Forum for Optimal Employee Health, The Lance Armstrong Foundation
and The Department of Defense. In addition, he has written and contributed
to corporate policies for several major US corporations. A graduate of
the University of Michigan with a MA degree in Education, Michael has
appeared on over 200 television and radio stations throughout North America
and has been interviewed by numerous print publications including Newsweek,
USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. His work in the area of behavior
change, health economics and healthcare consumer advocacy has been featured
on the ABC News program, 20/20, The CBS Morning Show, CNN, and MSNBC.
Michael is a Viet Nam Era veteran of the US Air Force (1967 – 1971)
and a recipient of the Commanders Coin of Excellence from the US Army
Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. An avid fitness
advocate and trekker, Michael has climbed mountain peaks in Asia, Africa,
and Alaska, as well as the US lower 48.
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Michael H. Samuelson 
