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Wyoming Department of Health's

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Presents 

                                                    

 

 

 

 

                                                          

 

Wyoming's First Ever Worksite Wellness Summit

October 16th and 17th, 2008 

Little America Convention Center

Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

 

 

Speakers 

 

David Hunnicutt, PhD     WELCOA (Wellness Council of America)

Dr. David Hunnicutt is the President of The Wellness Councils of America.  WELCOA is dedicated to helping American business create a healthier and more productive workforce.  By helping companies of all sizes improve employee health, contain healthcare costs, and increase productivity, WELCOA has established itself as one of the premier worksite wellness organizations in the U.S.  (to read more click on "David Hunnicutt, PhD" above)

Since 1995, David has keynoted more than 300 national events for such audiences as:

  • The National Chamber of Commerce,
  • The American Journal of Health Promotion,
  • The National Institutes of Health,
  • The Federal Aviation Administration,
  • The US Department of Health and Human Services,
  • The US Department of Education,
  • The United Nations
  • The Healthy People 2010 National Forum 
  • The National Wellness Institute

 

Wendy D. Lynch, PhD     Health as Human Capital Foundation

Dr. Wendy Lynch is Executive Director of the Health as Human Capital Foundation and Vice President of Strategic Development for HCMS, Inc. Both companies are part of the triad of companies known as the HCMS Group - dedicated to providing better information for better decision-making in health care and business.  (To read more click on "Wendy D. Lynch, PhD" above).

 

Anne Ladd  CEO of the Wyoming Business Coalition on Health

                   Topic:  The Asheville Project - how Wyoming businesses can benefit

Anne Ladd is the CEO of the Wyoming Business Coalition on Health - a new state-wide organization whose main objective is to raise the visibility, viability and sophistication of conversations between employers – who are the ultimate payers of most healthcare expenses through their own insurance premiums and through taxes paid to the various levels of government – and those who deliver and influence the delivery of care.

She is also the president and founder of Propel Product Management Inc., a product strategy and development firm specializing in high-tech, healthcare and public policy. She has assisted organizations develop new products in response to the Medicare Modernization Act and designed web-based tools to help physicians, pharmacist and patients get the needed nugget of knowledge at the moment it mattered most.

In 2005 she served as the Executive Director of the Wyoming Healthcare Commission which delivered 18 recommendations to the Governor and Legislature regarding cost containment and quality improvement. During her tenure the Commission also developed a plan to expand coverage to the uninsured population while containing costs and helped launch a state-wide electronic medical records initiative. 

Her current civic activities include serving on the boards of the Child Development Center of Natrona County Foundation, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation and Jason’s Friends Foundation.

 

Bill Rice, MBA     Occupational Health Manager Campbell County Memorial Hospital             x                        Gillette, Wyoming 

As manager and designer of Campbell County Memorial Hospital's Healthworks rehabilitation program, Bill has also been instrumental in initiating and building Campbell County Memorial Hospital’s (CCMH) employee wellness program.  CCMH's employee wellness program currently enjoys a participation level of 83%. Bill also oversee’s the corporate wellness, occupational nurse case management, work hardening, and physical/occupational/speech therapy departments at CCMH. In addition, Bill provides consulting services to mining corporations in Campbell County wishing to build worksite wellness programs. Bill is married to Cynde, has five children and eleven grandchildren. He is active in his community as a member of the board of directors of the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, and is involved with the Boy Scouts of America in Gillette.

 

Joe Grandpre, MPH, PhD     Deputy State Epidemiologist & Chronic Disease Section Chief Chief                                    Wyoming Department of Health 

Joseph Grandpre is the Deputy State Epidemiologist and Chronic Disease Section Chief for the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). He received a Masters of Public Health degree in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Communication (health communication and social influence) in 1999 from the University of Arizona. He currently oversees the Chronic Disease Section of the Preventive Health and Safety Division at WDH. This section includes the  the Wyoming Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the Wyoming Cancer Surveillance Program, the Wyoming Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Program, the Wyoming Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Wyoming Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, and the Wyoming Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program. In addition, Dr. Grandpre has worked on several state and federally funded research/evaluation projects in both Arizona and Wyoming, including the Wyoming West Nile virus campaign, and Commit to Your Health campaign. 

 

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