Wendy Lynch, Ph.D., Joins HealthFitness' Board of Directors
May 28 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Recognized as an industry thought leader, she is a specialist in
employee health management MINNEAPOLIS, May 28
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HealthFitness (NYSE Amex: FIT) today
announced that Human Capital Management Services (HCMS) Vice
President of Strategic Development Wendy Lynch, Ph.D., has joined
its board of directors. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090122/CG61641LOGO) Lynch has
been making the connection between employee health and business
outcomes for almost 20 years. Her career included roles as faculty
at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and in the
School of Public Health at Yale, senior scientist at Health
Decisions International, and principal and senior consultant at
Mercer Human Resource Consulting. "HealthFitness is fortunate to
have Wendy Lynch join our board of directors," said Mark W.
Sheffert, chairman of the HealthFitness Board. "She brings a wealth
of knowledge in employee health, productivity, motivation and
management. Her insight and guidance will be significant in the
direction and governance of the organization." In addition to her
position with HCMS, Lynch also serves as executive director of a
new education and research foundation called the Health as Human
Capital Foundation, a nonprofit, non-partisan think tank providing
independent information for policy makers. Educated at the
University of Colorado at Boulder, Lynch earned a doctorate in
Research and Evaluation Methodology. Her work experience includes
roles as consultant, author and educator. As a consultant, Lynch
has applied her skills in research design and evaluation to several
pivotal studies in the fields of health management, productivity
assessment and human capital management that has resulted in more
than 50 published studies and articles. Most recently, she
co-authored the book, "Aligning Incentives, Information, and
Choice: How to Optimize Health and Human Capital Performance."
Lynch also holds adjunct positions at the University of Wyoming
School of Business and the University of Colorado. About
HealthFitness HealthFitness is an award-winning provider of
integrated health promotion and fitness management solutions to
Fortune 500 companies, the health care industry and individual
consumers. With 30-plus years of experience, HealthFitness partners
with employers to effectively manage health care and productivity
costs by improving individual health and well- being. HealthFitness
provides a portfolio of solutions, including best-in-class
integration, NSIGHT(R) Health Risk Assessments, screenings,
EMPOWERED(TM) Health Coaching and fitness facility design and
management. For more information on HealthFitness, visit
http://www.hfit.com/.
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