901: Reduce Your Company’s Obesity Costs
Improve employee health and reduce health care costs by implementing a weight management program with proven results.
Obesity related health spending in the U.S. has reached $147 billion — double from a decade ago. If this trend continues, medical expenses for obesity will cost $344 billion by 2018. Hill Physicians Medical Group’s (HPMG) award-winning Wellness Program boasts an average BMI reduction of 2 points, or about 15 pounds of weight loss per participant. Duplicate HPMG’s model 10-week weight management program at your organization to battle the preventable disease of obesity.
Lisa Bellini is a registered dietitian with more than 30 years of experience in worksite wellness. She is currently the wellness specialist at Hill Physicians Medical Group in San Ramon. Lisa earned her B.S. in clinical dietetics from the University of Connecticut and her M.S. in nutrition communications from Boston University. She has published 30+ magazine articles and co-authored three books. She has appeared on television programs promoting good health in more than 50 cities.
