Motivating and sustaining healthful behavior change is the key to improving population health and productivity and controlling health care costs. Research has shown that adherence to four specific healthy-lifestyle-related behaviors has been associated with increased longevity and improved functional health status. By adhering to these recommendations, Americans can substantially reduce their risk of developing major chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Unfortunately, adherence to these behaviors is relatively low among the national population. This session will discuss effective strategies to engage physicians and employees, make wellness and disease management programs effective, and explain how health behavior research has shown that helping people identify threats to their health facilitates the process of healthy change.

This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from the 2010 Innovations in Wellness and Disease Management conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 17-18, 2010. For more information on additional presentations from this event please go to, http://www.optumhealtheducation.com/cme/wellness/innovations-in-wellness-and-disease-management.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. Explain the misconceptions about individuals who are nonadherent to treatment plans or do not make healthy lifestyle choices.
2. Identify methods that will engage participants identified as precontemplators.
3. Review evidence-based behavior change science that can be integrated into wellness and disease management interventions to improve self-efficacy and patient activation of participants, resulting in better outcomes.

Presenter
Susan Butterworth, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University;
Founder
QConsult
Portland, Oregon

Faculty Disclosures
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Susan Butterworth, PhD, MS
Dr Butterworth has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships.
Dr Butterworth does not intend to discuss unapproved/investigative use of commercial products/devices.

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