Workplace Wellness Training

This webinar will cover recent lawsuits that have been filed involving wellness programs or providers. Attendees will learn about the facts of each case and the legal arguments raised. They will leave the webinar feeling more certain about current legal risks that might arise from corporate wellness programming and what plaintiffs’ attorneys might be looking for with regard to noncompliance.

This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH). Maximum advanced-level Continuing Education Contact Hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0.

Teams have been around in various forms since the beginning of time, but why have some been able to sustain success while others fail? Wellness teams that are created and nurtured in the correct manner virtually guarantee an organization’s long-term success, so why are so few organizations creating optimal teams? In this thought-provoking presentation, Cameron Black will demonstrate the importance of teamwork and provide a blueprint of how organizations can create their own optimal wellness team.

CE credits are available for this webcast.

Join us for a conversation with Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., about his presentation at the Annual Wellness Summit, “Possibilities: Best Health and Wellness for All.”

The session will cover the idea of optimal health for all—regardless of sex, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, preferred language and other factors—sometimes referred to as health equity. We will cover the workplace as a sector that can contribute to optimizing health for all, with positive outcomes for employees, employers and society at large. Deeply understanding the relationship between health equity and work will provide a new foundation for us—as wellness professionals—to build, analyze and improve upon the effectiveness of employer-sponsored wellness activities and initiatives. We will conclude with a review of the win-win-win associated with striving for optimal health for all in the workplace.

One in five employees is currently caring for another adult, and this number is expected to rise dramatically over the next six years as more than 4 million Americans reach age 65 each year. Caregivers can experience significant increases in stress, anxiety and depression during this difficult time. Furthermore, increased absences, decreased work output and attrition due to lack of employer support has been the norm. Both workers and workplaces are impacted due to adult caregiving responsibilities, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s have a conversation about how workplaces can care for their caregivers now and into the future.

Approved by NCHEC for 1 Advanced-Level Category CECH for CHES/MCHES® when watched live.

Join us for a conversation with Jessica Grossmeier about her presentation at the Annual Wellness Summit, “Mundane to Magic: Fostering Joy to Fuel Well-Being.”

What contributes to joy, wonder, flow and that meaningful spark that connects you more deeply to your life, your team and your work? Such self-transcendent experiences are important, not just for your own well-being, but also for the well-being of your team. They help us to connect with one another around common interests and values, driving stronger feelings of satisfaction, fulfillment and engagement. This session brings a new framework for understanding how to implement practices that address the heart and soul of well-being into your life and into your work. It aims to inspire new thinking around how we can honor a whole-person approach to well-being.

CEs are not available for this webcast.

Join us for a conversation with Angela Howard about her presentation at the Annual Wellness Summit, “If It’s Happening in the World, It’s Happening at Work.”

The workplace is a microcosm of society, and we are on the cusp of the greatest workplace transformation since the industrial era. The norms, paradigms and social systems that rule the world at large do not disappear when people “clock in.” Instead, they are unseen forces that perpetually shape the world of work. If we want to improve organizational culture and well-being at work and truly understand what our team members want and need, it is time to shift our perspective. Instead of focusing on the latest insular HR or business trend, it is time for a more expansive, extrospective approach that considers humanity within and outside of work.

CEs are not available for this webcast.

Workplace wellness programs are often biased against racial, religious and ability diversity. In this webinar, we will highlight how that bias presents itself in typical workplace wellness programs, such as wellness activities like yoga and mindfulness, as well as healthy eating programs and biometric screens. Ignoring these biases not only can lead to legal action, but also disengagement by program participants. Learn how an innovative use of employee assistance programs can help counteract that bias in the form of wellness-legal partnerships. Time will be reserved for attendee questions.

CEs are not available for this webcast.

This webinar will address many health and wellness benefits, current research, and practical ways to “nature responsibly”—caring for ourselves and the environment.

CEs are available for this webcast.

Join us for a conversation with Kristen Hadeed about her presentation at the Annual Wellness Summit, “Building Meaningful Relationships at Work.”

So often, we’re told to leave our “personal stuff” at home and make work only about work. But work is personal, and we’re human. The more we can understand one another and our unique experiences, the more compassion and empathy we’ll bring to work, and the more we’ll feel valued as a result. In this session, Kristen will share the secret to how she built a business with an industry-leading retention rate—despite the fact that her people spent their days cleaning toilets. It wasn’t the work that kept everyone engaged; it was the focus on relationships that led to a culture of trust and belonging. You’ll learn how to use curiosity, vulnerability and empathy to create a similar environment in your organization as well as discover the connection between deeper relationships and greater results.

CEs are not available for this webcast.

Join us for a conversation with Michelle Segar about her upcoming presentation at the Annual Wellness Summit, “The Secret Life of Sustainable Behavior Change: The Surprising Science and Simple Strategy for Creating Behavioral Resilience.”

Despite decades of experience, few who initiate changes in lifestyle behaviors are able sustain them long-term. Why do you think that is? It turns out that much of what we’ve been taught about how to help others create behavior change is simplistic, outdated and (for many) misguided. Most of the programs, plans and strategies can’t be sustained within the noisy, busy, always-changing world most people live within. And to top it off, popular change strategies, like habit formation, are based on assumptions that few people actually meet when it comes to complex behaviors like exercise and dietary change. University of Michigan sustainable behavior change researcher and lifestyle coach Michelle Segar has devoted 30 years to the study of how to help people transform their mindset and learn the skill set for creating lasting motivation and behavioral resilience. This provocative presentation turns our outdated behavior change paradigm on its head to reveal a fresh, flexible and brain-based approach to creating changes in behavior that can finally be sustained.

CEs are not available for this webcast.

Leaders and practitioners need a new approach and tools that address human behavior and performance to meet the increased demands of the workplace. This requires whole systems thinking and design. Consciously designing for well-being helps to impact business decisions, work styles, and personal relationships that ultimately affect the success of an organization. Join this webinar to discover how you can help set the contexts for healthy, and sustainable, change.

By attending this webinar, attendees will:

• Understand the importance of designing a culture that fosters well-being.
• Identify the behaviors to change and habits to adopt.
• Apply the framework and formula for change: creating competence and confidence, increasing motivation, and removing barriers and temptations.

CEs available through the National Wellness Institute

Many workplace wellness programs include tobacco cessation components. In this webinar, attendees will learn about state and federal laws that impact tobacco discrimination in wellness programs, such as HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, ERISA and state anti-discrimination laws. Attendees will learn whether and when they can vary premiums for tobacco users, what kinds of incentives they can use to discourage tobacco use, and the implications of the methods they use to determine tobacco use status. They will also understand the significance of whether an employer health plan is insured or self-insured for purposes of following state or federal laws.

By attending this webinar, attendees will:

• Understand the difference and significance between insured and self-insured group health plans for purposes of implementing tobacco programs.
• Learn about federal and state laws that permit or discourage tobacco cessation programs.
• Know the legal requirements that must be followed when implementing tobacco cessation programs.

Join us for a conversation with Maria Dee from Kaiser Permanente and Mitch Martens from Huntington Health to discuss the role of essential workers—inside and outside the health care sector—and how all employers can take lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to support the well-being of this critical faction of the workforce.

Learning Objectives

• Defining essential workers across industries and sectors
• Addressing mental health and fostering a sense of community
• Getting to the heart of your employees

The evolution of the corporate wellness industry has elevated the value of the work and the leadership of those who deliver this work. With elevated leadership, industry experts need a broader set of skills to design work for well-being. Hear from executive-level leaders who have elevated the priority of wellness in their companies. Join us for this skill-building event where we’ll help you leverage your influence, confront conflict, and amplify your leadership. Come get your own professional glow-up. At this event, we will release the retooled Benchmark 3 Toolkit to keep you ahead of the curve in your business acumen.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and manage through conflict
• Articulate the science of influence and the skills to leverage it
• Define assertive leadership and the style in which to deliver it.

WELCOA’s National Wellness Compensation Survey (NWCS) conducted in 2012 is believed to be the first-ever compensation survey conducted on a cross-section of worksite wellness and affiliated health management personnel. Since then, the field of worksite well-being, and the professional roles and responsibilities of the career track, have changed dramatically.

It’s time to take another deep dive.

WELCOA’s 2022 National Wellness Compensation Survey shines a light on the key demographic, occupational, financial, worksite health management, professional development, and quality of life insights reported by survey respondents. The report includes a 10-year comparative analysis of the 2012 survey results, as well as implications and applications of the insights.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the data that was collected to assess the growth and development of the corporate wellness industry as it relates to professional compensation.
• Articulate the specific growth and insights from the past ten years related to compensation of wellness professionals.
• Craft a plan to apply these insights to your organization.

Corporate wellness has long been situated in the benefits department within the context of health programming. Not only has this not delivered the outcomes to their fullest potential, but it is no longer sufficient to meet the demands of employee well-being. We are designing work for well-being. Our work cannot be limited to offering health programs to solve for poorly designed work. It’s time to make your move up and out of the benefits shop. Let us help you make your move.

Learning Objectives

• Identify key skills that improve one’s likelihood of career growth
• Describe why wellness needs to be situated outside of health programming
• Prepare for generational employment shifts in the workplace that will create opportunity for growth