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2010 Healthy Iowa Conference: "Live Longer. Live Better."
We’re pleased to announce the speakers for the 2010 Health Iowa Conference: Live Longer. Live Better. The conference will be held September 23, 2010 at the Hy-Vee Conference Center in West Des Moines.
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Dan Buettner, Author, The Blue Zones, Minneapolis, MN
Presented by Healthways, Inc. and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Cyndy Nayer, CEO, Center for Health Innovation, St. Louis, MO
Presented by Merck, Inc.
General Session Keynote Speaker:
David Hunnicutt, President, Wellness Councils of America, Omaha, NE
Closing Keynote Speaker:
Ben Leedle, CEO, Healthways, Inc., Franklin, TN
Presented by Healthways, Inc. and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Additionally, two break-out sessions will be held in the morning featuring speakers on the subjects of social media, wellness financing, multi-year participation strategies, workers compensation, health care reform and more.
Partners of Support
Light of Wellness Awards Sponsor
- Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Education and Programming
- Mercy Medical – Des Moines – Supporting Sponsor
- Rockwell Collins – Supporting Sponsor
- Principal Financial Group – Contributing Sponsor
Wellness Conference Sponsors
- Healthways, Inc.
- Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Hy-Vee, Inc.
- Merck
- Iowa Health - Des Moines
- Holmes Murphy
- Live Healthy Iowa
- Johnson Machine Works
- Partnership for Better Health
- Greater Des Moines Partnership
Healthy Iowa Awards
- UnitedHealthcare – Presenting Sponsor
- Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Nutrition
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Iowa Health System
- Farm Bureau
- Des Moines University
- Iowa Foundation for Medical Care