Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of worksite wellness programs, announces its CEO Debra Wein will speak at the 26th Annual Health Benefits Conference & Expo (HBCE) in Clearwater Beach, Florida on February 1, 2017. The conference will feature employer case studies and comprehensive sessions led by industry experts that address the unique issues and trends impacting organizations in areas such as wellness innovation, population health management, cost containment, healthcare delivery and compliance. Other speakers at the conference include individuals from Target, Facebook, Emory University and the National Wellness Institute.
Wein will present "Measuring the Impact of a Wellness Program on a Diverse and Dispersed Employee Population" and will be joined by panelists Christine Durkee, VP of HR Operations, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Zirui Song, a physician and health economist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Wein and her co-presenters will provide details behind the federally and foundation funded study that Wellness Workdays is conducting with Harvard University and BJ's Wholesale Club.
"The conference is a great opportunity for human resources and benefits professionals to learn about cutting-edge wellness research that can help organizations positively impact their bottom line by improving employee well-being, said Wein. "Our outcomes-focused study will provide employers with the tools they need to shape effective wellness initiatives that engage and inspire employees to make life-long behavior changes."
Wein's session will highlight the ongoing study, the innovative strategy behind the initiative, best practices for engaging diverse and dispersed employees in behavior change, and the results to date. Attendees will learn how they can implement a similar approach at their organizations. Wein will be available before, during and after the conference for interviews. Please contact media@wellnessworkdays.com to schedule an interview.
About Wellness Workdays
Wellness Workdays is a Hingham, Massachusetts, certified women-owned business with offices in New York City and Vero Beach, Florida, that designs and delivers worksite wellness programs to increase employee health and productivity and lower healthcare costs. The company's highly-credentialed, master's level Registered Dietitians are well-known for their expertise in nutrition. Wellness Workdays has earned industry recognition and several best practices awards for its clients, which include BJ's Wholesale Club, Putnam Investments, Brown University, Cabot Corp., the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rockland Trust, Bentley University, United Natural Foods and Harvard Business School. For more information about Wellness Workdays, visit www.wellnessworkdays.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+.
