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How do you know if your workplace wellness program is working? Evaluate it. How do you evaluate it? The University of Michigan Health Management Research Center offers a webinar.

The webinar reviews “types of evaluation, realistic expectations, typical strategies versus rigorous methodology approaches and share some examples of from real work settings.” The presentation “discusses best practices for objective, wellness program evaluation.”

The presentation is given by Michael O'Donnell MBA, MPH, PhD, who brings “35 years of experience designing, managing and evaluating workplace wellness programs in workplace, clinical, community and commercial settings. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion, and founder and chairman emeritus of Health Promotion Advocates.”

Topics include:

• The importance of evaluation
• Types of evaluation
• Realistic expectations
• Methodologies
• Typical strategies
• Practical Examples