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MEETING TOPIC: Total Worker Health® at the Intersection of Worker Protection and Health Promotion

During this presentation, attendees will learn how to improve workplace productivity, employee health and achieve better results using a Total Worker Health® approach.

Objectives:

1. Define Total Worker Health®
2. Explain why this approach will provide better results
3. Describe how to begin a Total Worker Health® process at your workplace
4. Identify at least 4 workplace solutions that improve worker productivity and minimize medical spend.

About the Speaker:

Shanna Dunbar, BSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN leverages 30 years of occupational health experience as the founder and president of Workplace Health Inc. Her focus, using Total Worker Health® (TWH) strategies, aims at improving employee health and productivity. TWH programs protect worker safety while promoting employee wellbeing and productivity; stabilize rising health care costs while reducing work related injuries. 

She is a Registered Nurse and board certified in Occupational Health Nursing as a Specialist and a newly appointed Fellow of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). She is a past President of the Ohio Association of Occupational Health Nurses (OAOHN). She holds a Certificate in Workers’ Compensation Administration and Management from the University of California. Her educational preparation at UCLA in Kinesiology brings a particular expertise in Ergonomics and job analysis. She is a 2015 graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, cohort 8. She is a member of the Healthy Business Council of Ohio, Northeast Ohio. 

Her experience working with employers championing cost-effective programs such as Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Injury and Illness Prevention, Disease and Disability Management, and Workers' Compensation Risk Management to increase employee wellbeing and productivity. 

Her TWH approach address both injury and chronic disease reduction to improve workforce health more rapidly and effectively. Ms. Dunbar’s commitment to a holistic TWH strategy showcases the potential to advance employee wellbeing and organizational success.

Monthly Meeting Agenda
11:30am - 12:00pm - Sign-in/Networking/Lunch Buffet
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Announcements/BWC updates/Presentation