The Forum is usually held the 3rd Wednesday of every other month at a hospital agreed upon by participants, from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., lunch is usually provided. The Forum is facilitated by the Health Promotion Program - Worksite Wellness, at Denver Public Health. Communication is usually via email. To be added to the list, contact Eileen Duin at 303-602-3675 or email at: eileen.duin@dhha.org

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The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Hospital Forum is for hospital wellness professionals to discuss and share information about healthy eating and active living policies and issues at hospitals and medical centers.

Next Scheduled HEAL Forum:

TBA

Please RSVP to eileen.duin@dhha.org

Upcoming HEAL Forums (Tentative)

• November 18, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
• January 20, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
• March 17, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Forum Minutes

• May 20, 2009 (PDF)
• July 15, 2009 (PDF)
• September 18, 2009 (PDF)

Forum Handouts

Wellness and You Presentation by Bob Sulick - July 15, 2009 (PowerPoint)

September 2009 Forum - CEO Powerpoint

September 2009 Forum - Club HIIP Powerpoint

Upcoming Topics for Discussion

• Overview of different hospital wellness programs
• Continue looking at the food environment
• Return on Investiment
• Wellness tied to benefits
• Bridging the link between employees, patients and families
• Liability - working with legal in terms of liability/worker's comp

Links to Resources

Healthcare without Harm Website

ROI-Based Analysis of Employee Wellness Programs - White Paper (PDF)

Employee Wellness Program Micro-Audit (PDF)

Examples of Hospital Wellness Programs

Denver Health Worksite Wellness Program (PDF)

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