Work Site Wellness Around The World with Bob Karch

College of Arts and SciencesSchool of Education, Teaching and Health

BS in Health Promotion (14 Years)

MS in Health Promotion Management (30 Years)

National Center for Health and Fitness30 Years and 28 Million Dollars in External Research/Contract Activity

FACTSè Unique global forum of prestigious Academic,

Corporate and Governmental institutions

è Institutions in 30+ countries

è Global communication network with interdisciplinary partnerships

è Based in Washington, DC at American University (European Regional Center – Heidelberg University)

Future Directions for IIHPThe International Institute of Health Promotion will continue to build additional alliances with governmental and non-governmental agencies that benefit the advancement of health promotion around the globe. Further, the AU-IIHP will establish numerous additional regional centers to advance its academic, research, and policy development activities.

For more information contact rkarch@american.edu

Today’s Discussion

1. Introduction – American Univ. BS, MS,

NCHF, and IIHP

2. Setting the stage –“Karch Review &

Perspective”

3. The Book –Global Perspectives in

Workplace Health Promotion – By Wolf

Kirsten and Bob Karch and Published

by Jones and Bartlett Learning

4. The Global Reality

5. The Global Opportunity

6. Questions (Anytime)

Karch Review & Perspective

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 AustraliaChapter 2 BotswanaChapter 3 BrazilChapter 4 ChileChapter 5 ChinaChapter 6 Czech RepublicChapter 7 DenmarkChapter 8 FinlandChapter 9 GermanyChapter 10 Gulf Cooperation Council

Chapter 11 IndiaChapter 12 IsraelChapter 13 ItalyChapter 14 JapanChapter 15 NorwayChapter 16 RussiaChapter 17 SingaporeChapter 18 South AfricaChapter 19 SwedenChapter 20 United KingdomChapter 21 United States

Contributing AuthorsKerstin Baumgarten, Ph.D.

Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (University of Applied Sciences)

Department of Social and Health Sciences

Stendal, Germany

Finn Berggren

President, Gerlev Physical Education and Sports Academy

Co-founder and Steering Board Member, HEPA Europe – European Network for Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Denmark

Bob Boyd, OAM

President National Wellness Institute of Australia Inc

Director Wellness Communication Solutions

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wei-Qing Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

School of Public Health

Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, China

Katy Cherry, BSc

Freelance Health Writer and Health Promotion Specialist

London, UK.

Ricardo De Marchi, M.D.

CEO of CPH Health

São Paulo, Brazil

Joana Godinho, M.D., MAC, DSC

Senior Health Specialist, Human Development

The World Bank

Washington, D.C., USA

Volney Vasquez Henríquez, M.Sc.

Founder & President

Promondo Company

Santiago, Chile

Antero Heloma, M.D., Ph.D.

National Institute for Health and Welfare THL

Helsinki, Finland

Contributing AuthorsVladimir Hobza, Ph.D.

Faculty of Physical Culture

Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic

Peter Thomas Honeyman, M.B., B.S., FACOEM

Independent Consultant Occupational Physician

Israel

Gerhard Huber, Ph.D.

Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft der Universität Heidelberg

Universität Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

Tanya Kalas

Health Promotion Specialist

International Health Consulting

Berlin, Germany

G.L. Khanna, Ph.D.

Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences

Manav Rachna International University

Faridabad, India

Kazutaka Kogi, M.D.

President of the International Commission on Occupational Health

(ICOH)

Institute for Science of Labour

Kawasaki, Japan

Linda Kovler, R.N., B.A., B.S.N., M.Occ.H.

Global Health & Well-being, Intel Electronics

Israel

Dieter Lagerstrøm, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Sport and

Nutrition

University of Agder

Kristiansand, Norway

Contributing AuthorsTakashi Muto, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Public Health

Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine

Tochigi, Japan

Lars Österblom

Senior organizational development consultant

Lars Österblom Consulting

Stockholm, Sweden

Emmanuel Olufemi Owolabi, Ph.D.

Department of Physical, Health Education,

University of Botswana,

Gaborone, Botswana

Neo Seow Ping, BSc

Health Promotion Board

Singapore

Rimma Potemkina, M.D., Ph.D.

State Research Centre for Preventive Medicine

Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russian Federation

Moscow, Russia

Jalees K. Razavi, MBBS, DPHC, DIH, FRCPC, FACOEM, FACPM

Director, Occupational Health,

Imperial Oil Limited

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Thomas Skovgaard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical

Biomechanics

University of Southern Denmark

Odense, Denmark

Radim Šlachta, Ph.D.

Faculty of Physical Culture

Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic

Contributing Authors

G.L. Strydom, Ph.D.Professor, School for Biokinetics, Recreation & Sport ScienceNorth West University (Potchefstroom Campus)South Africa

Cilas J. Wilders, Ph.D, B.JurInstituut vir Biokinetika/Institute for BiokineticsFakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe/Faculty of Health SciencesNW Universiteit/University- PotchefstroomSouth Africa

Jan Winroth

Senior lecturer, University West

Trollhättan, Sweden

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Lek Yin Yin

Health Promotion Board

Singapore

Contributing AuthorsRod Lees, B. Soc. Wk; Dip Ed Psych; Cert Teach

Wellness Consultant and Personal Trainer

Events Coordinator, National Wellness Institute of Australia Inc

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cinthia Ortiz Leiteiro, R.N., M.B.A.

Promondo Company

Santiago, Chile

Low Soo Leng, MSc

Health Promotion Board

Singapore

Jian Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Safety Engineering and Ergonomics

University of Wuppertal

Wuppertal, Germany

Annie Ling, Ph.D.

Health Promotion Board

Singapore

Chew Ling, MBBS, MMed (Public Health), FAMS

Health Promotion Board

Singapore

Vishal Marwah, MS, MBBS

Global Cardiovascular Programs, Department of Cardiology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

NYC, New York, USA

Giuseppe Masanotti, M.D.

Professor, Faculty of Medicine

Public Health Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties

University of Perugi

Perugia, Italy

Peter R. Mills, MB BS, MSc, MD, MCRP.

Specialist in Respiratory Medicine

The Whittington Hospital

Director, Glasslyn Health Solutions

London, UK.

Book/Chapter Design/Structure

1. Global Trends (Country Data)

2. Introduction

3. Prevailing Health Issues & risk Factors

4. Healthcare System

5. Influence of Culture and Mentality

6. Drivers of workplace Health Promotion

7. Programs and Good Practices

8. Outcomes and Indicators

9. Existing Research

10. Summary

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Global Reality and

Global Opportunity

First Myth

Our way (the US way of conducting Workplace Health Promotion Programs) is the best way and it won’t work there for them!!

Second Myth

It is much different there (other countries) and they have different problems!!

Third Myth

They (other countries) don’t have professional people that know how to conduct Workplace Health Promotion Programs like we do!

Fourth Myth

They (professionals in other countries) do not care about (do not know about) such things as ROI, Health care cost containment, and Presenteeism.

Fifth Myth (Truth)

We (professionals in the US) don’t know/not sure (yet)how to do it there (in other countries)!!!

Questions?

About Bob KarchRobert Karch, Ed.D., has been a member of American University faculty since1969. He is a Professor in the School of Education, Teaching & Health wherehe currently teaches courses in Strategic Planning and Management, GlobalHealth, Global Health Policy, and Critical Issues in Health PromotionManagement. He is the Founder of both the Masters of Science program inHealth Promotion Management (1980), and the Bachelors of Science inHealth Promotion (1996). Bob also is the Founder and the Executive Directorof the University's National Center for Health Fitness (1980) and theInternational Institute for Health Promotion (1996) and has been thePrincipal Investigator on more than $28 million of research and managementactivities. He has provided lectures, workshops, and strategic advice on manyaspects of health promotion for thousands of individuals throughout theworld as well as many national and multinational organizations andgovernment agencies. While Bob has many publications, his most recent isGlobal Perspectives in Workplace Health Promotion, a text he edited with hiscolleague and former student, Wolf Kirsten, and published by Jones andBartlett Learning. Aside from his University activities, Bob serves onnumerous Boards related to Health Promotion.

rkarch@american.edu or rckki@aol.comPhone 202-297-1219