2017 Summit Materials
Below are the materials for the Indiana Health and Wellness Summit. Click on the session title to access the materials for that session. If the session title is not linked, the materials have not yet been received from the speaker(s), unless otherwise indicated. Materials will be added as they are received.
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Tuesday, October 3 |
Concurrent Session One |
1A. Promoting and Incentivizing Active Transportation for the Worksite Setting
Pete Fritz, AICP, Healthy Communities Planner, Indiana State Department of Health and Kim Irwin, MPH, Executive Director, Health by Design
1B. Build Resiliency to Work-Related Stress
Kristen Ruble, MA, CHES, Executive Director, Live Healthy Hoosiers
1C. Building a Wellness Program on a Limited Budget
Lisa Day, Benefits and Wellness Specialist, Kimball International and Angie Kleinhelter, Director of Human Resources, National Office Furniture, a division of Kimball international
1D. Is a Clinic Right for My Company? Panel Discussion Exploring Clinic Options
Panelists: Doug Felton, The Heritage Group; Natalie Martin, Monarch Beverage; Nancy Rife, MJ Insurance; and Dr. Jim Roberts, Bartholomew County Schools. Moderator: Jennifer Pferrer, Executive Director, Wellness Council of Indiana
1E. Employee Assistance Programs: The Basics
Ann Stephens Vawter, LCSW, Community Health Network – Behavioral Health and Kimble L. Richardson, M.S., LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC, Manager, Business Development and Referrals
Concurrent Session Two |
2A. The Lowdown on High Tech: The Health Effects of Technology
Kelly Fenol, MHA, CEO, SPIRE Wellness; Brad Ralston, DC, Doctor of Chiropractic, Chiropractic Neurology Center of Indianapolis; and Ryan A. Cotton, PT, DHS, OCS, Partner, Body One Physical Therapy, Director, Body One Work Solutions
2B. Building Conflict Capability to Support Employee Well-Being
Daniel Griffith, Director, Conflict Resolution and Dialogue Programs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
2C. Wellness and the Law: Structuring a Legally Compliant Workplace Wellness Program
Tara Schulstad Sciscoe and Shalina Schaefer, Ice Miller LLP
2D. Strategies for Engaging Remote Employees in Health and Wellness
Nathan Mowery, JD, President; Jason Vore, MHA, Regional Practice Manager – Indiana Central Region; and Lisa Arvesen, Regional Practice Manager – Southern Indiana Region, Activate Healthcare
2E. Food Equity: Addressing Food Deserts Through Community and Urban Gardens
Panelists: Michel Nischan; Julia Quattrini, RDN, Food Systems Specialist, Marion County Public Health Department, Chronic Disease; Brian Schroeder, MHA, Administrative Director, Eskenazi Health; and Danielle Patterson, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association. Moderator: Christina Stafford, Program Coordinator, Wellness Council of Indiana
Concurrent Session Three |
3A. Reducing Costs for Employees Living with Diabetes
Brenda Jagatic, BScN, RN, CDE, Diabetes Education Coordinator, Indiana State Department of Health
3B. Let’s Think Bigger! Workplace Wellness Programs as a Foundation for Changing our Businesses and the World
Dora Lutz, MBA, Founder & President, GivingSpring
3C. Wellness Techniques for Small, Home-Based and Mobile Businesses
Mary Ann Wietbrock, RN, MSN, ACNS, BC, Personal & Business Health Coach, Cardinal Elements Inc
3D. Creating and Maintaining Buy-In Through the Use of Influence and Persuasion
Julius Rhodes, SPHR, MSHR, Founder and Principal, mpr group
3E. Building Effective Intercultural Teams
Martin George, CEO, LTC Language Solutions
Concurrent Session Four |
4A. Domestic Violence and the Workplace
Mary-Margaret Sweeney, MSW, Manager of Training Services, Domestic Violence Network
4B. Demystifying Wellness: An Essential Component of Safety, Health and Environmental Excellence!
Michael Topf, President and CEO, Topf Initiatives
4C. How to Help Employees Who Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Todd Shickel, Vice President, Business Development, Elements Financial
4D. Community Collaboration: Becoming an Indiana Healthy Community (IHC)
Nathan Taylor, MS, ATC, CIC, TWCC, Wellness Coordinator, Youth Opportunity Center and Jane Ellery, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Wellness Management, Ball State University
4E. Legal Update for Wellness Programs
Jessica Kuester, Of Counsel, Ogletree Deakins
Concurrent Session Five |
5A. Hot Topics in Nutrition! (Materials will be made available on the web site after the summit.)
Zonya Foco, RDN, CHFI, CSP, Professional Speaker, Nutritionist and Author, Zonya Health International, Inc.
5B. Mindfulness: The Well-Being of Health and Happiness
LouAnn Dobbins, MS, Coordinator of EAP Business Development, New Avenues, Inc.
5C. Going Back to School … Are You Health Care Smart?
Wes Mantooth, Principal, Gibson and Nicole Fallowfield, CWP, CIC, Principal, Director of Health Risk Management, Gibson
5D. Discovering the Link Between Employee Motivation and Wellness Program Success
Kaitlin Enneking, Advisor and Megan Miller, MBA, CWPC, Wellness Advocate, FirstPerson
5E. Integrating Data Into Your Wellness Story
Brenda Coleman, Coleman Group
Wednesday, October 4 |
Concurrent Session Six |
6A. Innovative Programs in Opioid Treatment and Population Management
Sunny Lu Williams, MBA, VP/GM Telamon Medical Solutions, Telamon Enterprise Ventures
6B. How to Take Advantage of the Growing Merger of Financial and Clinical Data
Rod Reasen, CEO, Springbuk
6C. The Philosophical Foundation of Wellness
Karl Ahlrichs, Gregory and Appel
6D. Sustainable High Performance in the Workplace
Lynn Peter, Wellness Champion, Brown-Forman
6E. Best Practices for Engaging Remote Employees in Corporate Wellness Programs
Kisha Alexander, PhD, MPH, CHES, Director of Wellness, OurHealth
Concurrent Session Seven |
7A. Five Factors and Two Recommendations to Leading Wellness
Chuck Gillespie, MBA, CWPM, Vice President – Director of Organizational Health, AssuredPartners
7B. Don’t Underestimate the Power of Technology
Melissa Williams, MS, CHES, Sr. Strategic Account Manager; Stevan Mizimakoski, RPh, Area Healthcare Supervisor; and Alex Mills, PharmD, Resident Pharmacist, Walgreens
7C. Building Resilience: When Your Happy Gets Bumped by Your Reality
Tammy Smith, RN, BSN, CWC, Program Director, Healthy Results, Indiana University Health
7D. Turn Your Employees into Smarter Healthcare Consumers
Guy Westermeyer, President, Westcomm
Concurrent Session Eight |
8A. Choose Your Own (Wellness) Adventure!
Multiple short sessions taking place at the same time – decide which four of the seven you want to attend – and get four additional opportunities to learn a bit more about wellness in just 13 minutes each!
FL1. Connecting Wellness to Corporate Responsibility
Julie Burns, COO, Jump IN for Healthy Kids
FL2. Fighting Financial Stress with Education (Materials will not be provided in advance of the summit.)
James Davidson, Financial Literacy Manager, Financial Center First Credit Union
FL3. Three Simple Words: EAT REAL FOOD! (Materials will be made available on the web site after the summit.)
Zonya Foco, RDN, CHFI, CSP, Professional Speaker, Nutritionist and Author, Zonya Health International, Inc.
FL4. Put Your Best Fork Forward – Let’s Experience National Nutrition Month Concepts!
Terry Gehrke, M.Ed., MCHES, EP-C, President, Balanced Wellness LLC
FL5. The 5 Phases of Community Engagement
Dora Lutz, MBA, Founder & President, GivingSpring
FL6. Conquering Stress and Refusing to Let Stress Conquer You
Shauntel Peak-Jimenez, Ph.D., Certified Health Coach, Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, and Wellness Educator, The Mind and Body Relaxation Institute
FL7. What Can You Do to Protect Your Identity?
Misty Soderstrom, CEBS Fellow, GBA, RPA, Advisor, and Paul Donahue, Advisor, Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC