EVENT SCHEDULE

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Registration & Healthy Breakfast sponsored by Memorial Hermann Health System

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.

Welcome led by Ted Oberg, Master of Ceremonies, ABC13

8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

Employee Engagement and the Impact on Health and Wellbeing

Speaker: 
Christiane Spitzmueller, PhD
Professor, University of Houston

9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.

The Role of Mental Health in an Engaged Workforce

Speaker: 
Karen Hume, MPA
Wellness Consultant, Mental Health America of Greater Houston  

9:40 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Stretch Break sponsored by Gympass

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

The Science Behind AHA Workplace Health Tools & Resources

Speaker:
Chris Calitz, MPP
Director, Center for Workplace Health Research & Evaluation
American Heart Association  

10:15 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

The Complexity of Chronic Disease Vulnerability across Houston: Implications for Employers

Speaker: 
Stephen H. Linder, PhD
Associate Director, Texas Medical Center’s Health Policy Institute
Founding Director, Institute for Health Policy at the UT Health School of Public Health  

Panelists:
Robert Morrow, MD, MBA
President, Houston and Southeast Texas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas  

Christina “CJ” Stevens, MPH
Senior Health & Productivity Advisor, Chevron Corporation  

Moderator:
Heidi McPherson, MPH
Senior Community Impact Director, American Heart Association

 

10:55 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Break

11:05 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions – Building Engagement on the Ground

Please select one.

  1. Continuing the Conversation: The Complexity of Vulnerability across Houston
    Facilitator: Stephen H. Linder, PhD, Texas Medical Center
  2. Successful implementation of a multi-site health program
    Facilitators: Joe Cleary, Jr., Co-chairman, D. E. Harvey Builders 
                          Patricia “P.J.” Jaloway, HR Administrator, D.E. Harvey Builders
                          Clint Maddox, Senior Safety Manager, D.E. Harvey Builders
  3. Human Performance & Care
    Facilitator: Mark Poindexter, U.S. Wellness Manager, Shell Oil

  

11:35 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Break

11:40 a.m. – noon

Gympass Door Prize Announcement, Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

 

8:00am - 12:00pm
May 1, 2018

Rice University
Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
6100 Main Street 
Houston, TX 77005