The Hilton has moved our session to a larger room, so walk up registration is now possible. If you can attend TODAY'S event, we'd love to see you!

This joint NCEBC and Northern California Chapter of ISCEBS program is sponsored by CIGNA.  

• Barriers to Wellness entry within healthcare reform.
• Framework of Wellness within today’s business climate and culture.
• Preventative Services mandated by law versus Wellness screenings create redundancy (and pending CA legislation to ban wellness).
• How to design and implement an effective wellness program within healthcare reform.
• How all size employers can offer a program to have a positive impact.

The schedule for the program is as follows:

Registration: 2:30 p.m.
Doors Open to the Public: 2:45 p.m.
Main Event: 3:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. 
Questions & Answers Session: 4:00 p.m.  to 4:30 p.m.
Reception: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Dee Edington, Ph.D. 

Dee Edington, Ph.D., is the Founder and Chairman of Edington Associates, LLC. He is the Founder and Professor of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center and was the Director of the Center until June 2011. In addition to his research and teaching, Dr.Edington spent 25 years in academic administration.

Trained in mathematics, kinesiology, and biochemistry, Dr. Edington received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University and completed his M.S. at Florida State University. He did post doctoral work at the University of Toronto and taught at the University of Massachusetts before coming to Michigan in 1976.

Dr. Edington's research focuses on the precursors of disease and vitality. His interest is in the relationships between healthy lifestyles, vitality, and quality of life, as they benefit both individuals and organizations. He is specifically interested in how individual health management, worksite wellness activities, and programs within organizations impact health care cost containment, productivity, and human resource development. He is the author or co-author of over 800 articles, presentations, and several books, including: 

• Biology of Physical Activity
• Biological Awareness Frontiers of Exercise Biology
• The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life
• Integrating Employee Health: A Model Program for NASA
• Employer Health Asset Management
• Zero Trends: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy

Dr. Edington brings nearly 40 years of expertise to Edington Associates and provides a creative learning environment to help organizations move towards achieving a Champion Company Status.