I have devoted my professional career to the development and delivery of a host of wellness and health education programs, delivered to the community at large and to worksites. I have had extensive experience in authoring and developing a wide range of health education and wellness programs for the community at large and worksite populations. I have also had significant experience in staff training, development and delivery of a wide range of educational programs, program management, operational management, strategic planning, and personnel supervision.
I am currently a self-employed wellness and health education consultant, and I have worked with major business health companies in the Southeast Michigan area to provide worksite wellness programs to their clients. My duties include: (1) education of clients regarding the role and value of health and wellness programming in a cost-containment and productivity improvement strategy, (2) consultation with clients on the most cost-effective and clinically appropriate wellness interventions for their employees, (3) development of marketing materials, proposals, RFPs, and sales presentations, (4) collaboration with sales staff to identify opportunities and serve as a content expert, (5) development of wellness program materials and content, (6) delivery or oversight of delivery of worksite wellness programs, and related tasks. I have extensive experience in program development, staff supervision, coordination of on-site screening and education events, health coaching and counseling, health risk appraisals, and delivery of health education programs to groups of various sizes. I currently have about 50 health programs in my repertoire, and am constantly developing new programs for customers. Priority areas include weight management, nutrition, heart disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, stress management, fitness, and general health topics.
I enjoy my current role, but have been considering returning to a large organization to utilize my skills as part of a larger-scale effort to improve population health and well-being. Alternatively, O am always looking for flexible, contract or temporary work arrangements to augment my current practice.
I earned a PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. I am thus familiar with behavior change strategies, readiness to change, tailored behavioral messages, and health behavior change theory.
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