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Health & Wellness

Chair:
Laura Tribus Hingle, MBA, CEBS, AAI
Black Diamond Solutions, LLC

Mission Statement:
The mission of the Health & Wellness Committee is to promote a "healthy way of living” to the community through the combined efforts of a comprehensive panel of Health & Wellness professionals.

Objectives:
To educate the Chamber Members on best health and wellness practices.

To inform the members on the public policies relating to Healthcare.

To obtain measurable and improved outcomes of Healthy Lifestyles for Employers and Employees

The Health & Wellness Committee operates under an annual strategic plan supporting the purpose/mission of the committee.

Sub-committees of the Health & Wellness Committee carry out the committee's strategic plan and are the ultimate contributors to the success of the Committee through the following sub-committee activities and highlights:

Healthy Lifestyles
Led by Laura Hingle

The Healthy Lifestyles Committee is charged with promoting education on living a healthy lifestyle and encouraging members and their employees to exercise and acheive greater health. Chamber members and their family members joined together to run/walk the St. Patty's 5K on March 13th. Future events will be posted shortly.

Health & Wellness Communication/Website:

Led by Paul Boudreau, President, Morris County Chamber of Commerce

This communication committee has completed the creation of the Health & Wellness committee page where members can find information to healthy living information and Chamber sponsored health and wellness events and activities. Future plans are to expand HealthyMorris.org to a health and wellness web resource for all Chamber members and employees of Morris County businesses.

Preventative / Screening:

Led by Robert Goldsmith, Executive Director, Corporate Health, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Following the strategic plan to promote general awareness of and to highlight screening services in Morris County by the three "primary providers" utilizing printed and electronic communication channels to maximize the audience, the team has just launched the Preventative Screenings directory under the name HealthyMorris.org. The directory includes available screenings from Morristown Memorial Hospital, Chilton Memorial Hospital and St. Clare’s Hospital at little or no cost. The information will be updated monthly.

Choose to Be Well!!

The Health and Wellness Committee is proud to announce their 2010 – 2011 Speaker seminar series called “Choose to be Well!!” This six part series is designed to help businesses and their employees maintain a healthy lifestyle while meeting the challenges of balancing professional and personal commitments.

The lectures will take place in the Chamber Offices located in Florham Park, NJ at 325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 101. Each lecture will begin at 8:00 AM with continental breakfast and networking. The program will be held from 8:30 M to 10:00 AM. The $20 fee for members and $40 for non-members can be paid at the door.

November 30, 2010
Personal Resilience to Change:
Chaired by Michael Szmidt, Quest Diagnostics

February 16, 2011
Obesity in the Workforce...How it can affect your bottom line:
Chaired by Vicki Hughes, Atlantic Health Systems

April 20, 2011
The Corporate Athlete - Simple Strategies to improve productivity by decreasing your risk for headaches, neck and back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and other dangers of the modern workplace:
Chaired by Michele Olex, Saint Clare’s Hospital

June 9, 2011
Balancing Work, Life and Family Care:
Chaired by Laura Hingle, Black Diamond Solutions, LLC

September 23, 2011
Employee Advocacy toward Healthy Lifestyle:
Chaired by Michael Tarino, DSM Personalized Nutrition

November 30, 2011
Self Care Techniques for Stress Management:
Chaired by Teresa Lombardi, Chilton Memorial

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