Podcasts
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Mar 03 2010
What Does the Leading Indicator of Health Reveal about America? Katie Bell Explains.
Katie Bell is Partner, Global Well-Being for Gallup. Katie leads Gallup's well-being initiatives, including the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. This transformation endeavor, which interviews 1,000 Americans every day, is creating a database of health and well-being information that will provide government, business and healthcare leaders with a consistent metric to measure the health, wellness, and prevention...
Feb 16 2010
Success Has to Start at the Top! Dr. Dee Edington Explains.
Almost a year ago, Dr. Edington was on the GHIGB show to discuss his new book, Zero Trends – Health as a Serious Economic Strategy. His main message was that behavior change programs are not the solution if a company is serious about controlling healthcare costs and improving productivity.
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Feb 11 2010
The Healthiest Choice Needs to be the Easiest Choice! Dr. Michael O'Donnell Explains.
Dr. Michael O'Donnell, Founder and Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion, joined the show to share his views on a variety of important subjects.
Feb 03 2010
Move a Little, Lose a Lot! Dr. James Levine Explains How.
Dr. James Levine, Researcher and Professor of Medicine with Mayo Clinic, joined the show to share this views on NEAT (Non-Excercise Activity Thermogenesis) concept, and how it is far more important for burning calories than regular formal exercise.
Jan 28 2010
Incremental Changes to Behavior, while making it Fun Works Best.
Dr. Barbara Moquin, Senior Public Advisor to the NIH and NHLBI, joined the show to share her views on the keys to success in corporate wellness programs.
Jan 15 2010
Align Your Business Practices Correctly and Good Health will Follow.
Wendy Lynch, Executive Director for the Health as Human Capital Foundation joined the show and explained why, in her view, the relationship between health status and benefits costs is vastly overstated.
Jan 05 2010
Can Social Networking Work in Health Promotion Activities? Rajiv Kumar explains how.
Rajiv Kumar, co-founder of Shape Up the Nation, joined the show and explained why his program is unique among online health participation/tracking programs.
Dec 16 2009
How do You Measure Program Outcomes Correctly? Al Lewis Explains.
Al Lewis, Founder and President, of the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium joined the show to share his expertise in outcomes measurement and much more. He states that its not complicated, but very few program evaluations and ROI measurements are done correctly.
Dec 11 2009
How Do You Deliver Health & Wellness Services to 1.5 Million Employees? Dr. Gene Migliaccio Explains.
Dr. Gene Migliaccio, Director of the Federal Occupational Health Service, joined the show and provided his very interesting insights into how his office delivers health & wellness to all Federal employees.
Dec 03 2009
David Hunnicutt Explains that Wellness Needs a Results-Oriented Mindset
David Hunnicutt, President of WELCOA, joined the show to share his views on wellness in America. Dr. Hunnicutt shared his thoughts on why everybody seems to understand that Good Health is Good Business; but why many businesses can’t seem to achieve it.
Dec 03 2009
Kirstie Settas-Jones Explains What Works and What Doesn’t in the Workplace
Kirstie Settas-Jones, Wellness Director with Seitlin Benefits and Advisory Services, joined the show to share her expertise on implementing wellness programs in small businesses. Kirstie shared the successes and challenges she has experienced in guiding her client’s wellness initiatives.
Dec 03 2009
Dr. Ron Goetzel Identifies What Makes a Company Healthy!
Ron Goetzel, Director of the Emory University Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, joined the show to share his expertise on what makes a company’s wellness program successful in improving the health of its employees.
