Creating a Healthier Workplace Environment 

Workshop sponsored by the
Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs of NASA Employees
Institute of Medicine

June 21, 2004
10:15 am - 5:30 pm

The National Academies
Members Room
2100 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20418

Preliminary Program

10:15 am           Welcome
                         Ann Yaktine, Ph.D.
                         Food and Nutrition Board

Morning Session
Moderated by Martin-Jose Sepulveda, M.D. (Committee Vice Chair)

                        Designing and Developing Health Promotion
                            Programs
                        Michael O'Donnell Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
                        President and Founder, American Journal of Health Promotion

                        High Performance Workplace Models in the Private
                             Sector
                        Wayne Burton, M.D.
                        Senior Vice President and Corporate Medical Director, Bank One

                        Panel Discussion

12:00-1:00 pm   Break for Lunch

Afternoon Session
Moderated by James A. Merchant, M.D., Dr. P.H. (Committee Chair)

                         Occupational Health and Safety at NASA
                         James Jennings,M.B.A.
                         Associate Deputy Administrator for Institutions and Asset Management, 
                              NASA

                         Models for Best Practice in Government
                         Paul Schulte, Ph.D.
                         Director of Educational and Information Division, National Institute of 
                            Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

                        Measures for Worksite Preventive Health Programs:
                           Process Vs. Outcome
                        Michael Feuerstein, Ph.D., M.P.H.
                        ABPP Professor, Departments of Medical and Clinical Psychology and
                              Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of
                              Health Sciences

                        Electronic Records and Health Data System in the   
                            Private Sector
                        Karl Auerbach, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.A.C.O.E.M,
                        Assistant Professor, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of
                              Rochester

3:00 pm            Break

                        Health Data Systems and Data Management at
                             NASA
                        Wyckliffe Hoffler, M.D.
                        Physician Consultant, Occupational Health Support Contractor, Office of
                              Health and Medical System, NASA 

                         Managing Health Benefits and Increasing Productivity
                         Camille Haltom
                         National Practice Leader, Managed Consulting Practice, Hewitt Associates
                              LLC

                         Managing Health Care: Program Utilization
                         Bill Whitmer, M.B.A.
                         President and CEO, Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO)

                         Federal Employee Health Benefits
                        Jim Tingwald
                        Chief, Performance Culture Team, Personnel Division, Office of Human
                              Resources, NASA

                        Panel Discussion

5:30 pm             Adjourn