Wellness Council of Maine Hosts Successful State Wellness Conference on 9/9/09

Portland, ME ~ Two hundred business leaders representing a wide variety of organizations from Aroostook to Cumberland County in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts attended WLCME's Workplace Wellness Leadership Symposium on September 9 at Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland.

The symposium featured National and local leaders in the field of worksite wellness. Dr. David Hunnicutt, President of the Wellness Council of America, was far and away the conference favorite with his engaging, humorous, and eye-opening keynote presentation about The Power of Prevention Programs in the Workplace. Dr. David Howes, President and CEO of Martin's Point Health Care gave the audience insight into adapting their health promotion efforts in tune with the changing health care system. Ellie Udeh, Wellness Manager at Hannaford Bros, presented a compelling case study on the impact of wellness initiatives at multiple Hannaford store locations.

The morning symposium wrapped with Q and A featuring an expert panel with experts from areas of health promotion including insurance, behavioral psychology, integrated health management, and wellness program management.

The event received statewide news coverage and an interview with Dr. David Hunnicutt was broadcast on MaineBiz Sunday on Sept. 20.

A big thank you to our sponsors: major conference sponsor, Concentra; Martin's Point Health Care, Maine Health Management Coalition, MaineHealth, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems and Stevens Wellspring for helping to make this the kind of event people will look forward to in 2010.