Low Cost Informational Sources
American Heart Association. Provides low cost or free resources on a wide variety of wellness topics. Call their local chapter or visit their website at http://www.heart.org/GettingHealthy/
Ceneter for Disease Control – National Healthy Worksite Program. An excellent website with information on worksite wellness. Visit their website at http://www.cdc.gov/nationalhealthyworksite/index.html
National Business Group on Health. Call and ask for a catalog of their printed materials at 202-558-3000 or visit their website at www.businessgrouphealth.org/
National Health Information Center. Call and ask for their list of publications at (800) 336-4797 or visit their website atwww.health.gov/nhic/ or http://www.healthfinder.gov/.
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute. Call and ask for their publications catalog at (301) 592-8573 or contact their website at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
National Wellness Institute. Call for materials on membership and annual conference and to request their resource directory at (715) 342-2969 or (800) 243-8694 or visit their website at http://www.nationalwellness.org.
WebMD. Visit their website at www.webmd.com. One of the most often used free websites providing a wealth of health information and medical self-care advice.
Wellness Councils of America. WELCOA. Call and ask for information on a local Wellness council in your area at (402) 827-3590 or visit their website at www.welcoa.org.
Newsletters & Periodicals
American Journal of Health Promotion. An excellent bi-monthly professional peer review journal for health promotion professionals. Call (248) 682-0707 or visit their website at http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com.
Health Promotion Practitioner. A very practical monthly newsletter for health promotion professionals published by Health Enhancement Systems that also provide excellent short term incentive programs, visit their website at www.hesonline.com.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The premier publication for the Occupational Medicine field that contains important articles for the field of worksite wellness. Visit their website at http://journals.lww.com/joem.
Medical Benefits. An excellent bi-weekly digest of health cost management, health benefits and selected wellness article abstracts published by Aspen Publishers, $439 yearly, visit their website at www.aspenpublishers.com.
Employee Education Resources
American Institute of Preventive Medicine. Specializes in medical self-care materials. Reach them at 30445 Northwestern Highway Suite 350, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 or call for information at (800) 345-2476 or (248) 539-1800 or visit their website at www.healthylife.com.
Krames Staywell. Publishes a large number of excellent paper, DVD and video resources on patient education, health promotion, safety, disease management, safety and wellness education resources. Request some samples and a catalog by calling (866)-249-7953 or visit their website at http://www.kramesstaywell.com.
Parlay International. Another excellent resource for reproducible materials covering a wide range of health promotion and wellness topics. Reach them at 712 Bancroft Road #505 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 or call for their catalog at (800)457-2752 or visit their website at http://www.parlay.com/.
Whole Person Associates, Inc. A rich set of materials and resources on stress and wellness. Reach them at 210 West Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802 or call for their catalog at 1-800-247-6789 or 218-727-0500 or visit their website at www.wholeperson.com.
Training Opportunities
Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference. Presented by the American Journal of Health Promotion. A three-day annual conference usually held in the spring each year, and two-day intensive workshops. For information call (248) 682-0707 or visit their website at www.healthpromotionjournal.com.
Chapman Institute. Provides four levels of onsite and online certification for individuals that want to work in the worksite wellness field through the WellCertsm Program. Submit a comment on our website by visiting our website at http://www.chapmaninstitute.net.
HPCareer.net. Provides excellent free webinars and extensive job and career services. Visit them at www.hpcareer.net
HR.com. A large multi-faceted provider and social network for training for employers in Human Resource topic areas. Visit their website at www.hr.com.
National Wellness Conference. Call National Wellness Institute for information at (715) 342-2969 or (800) 243-8694 or visit their website at http://www.nationalwellness.org, five day meeting is usually held in the third week of July each year. Offers a large number of presentations and topics.
Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) Provides a wide range of national and international training opportunities, publications each year. Reach them at 17470 N. Pacesetter Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 or phone: (480)305-2100 or visit their website at www.ihpm.org.
Integrated Benefits Institute. Provides research and training on a wide variety of benefits related topics. Visit their website at http://www.ibiweb.org
Society for Human Resource Management. Provides a large number of training opportunities in Human Resources. Visit their website at www.shrm.org.
Vendors of National Wellness Programs
American Institute of Preventive Medicine Specializes in train-the-trainer programs. Call for information at (800) 345-2476 or (248) 539-1800 or visit their website at http://www.healthylife.com
Health Fitness Corporation Provides a broad range of programming anywhere in the country. For information reach them at (800) 639-7913 or visit their website at http://healthfitness.com/.
HealthForce Partners. The Wellness Challenge is a proven, web-based health incentive program designed to help organizations combat the rising cost of employee healthcare and improve health and productivity. For more information or to schedule a web demo, please call 425-806-5743 or visit our website at http://www.healthforcepartners.com/Services/WellnessChallenge.asp
Staywell Inc. Provides a variety of health management services to employers and health insurers . Call and request information at (800) 373-3577 or visit their website at www.staywell.com.
WebMD. Provides comprehensive eHealth portal and wellness coaching for private employers. Visit their website at http://www.wbmd.com.
WellSource. Provides a range of Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) for a variety of uses. Visit their website at http://www.wellsource.com