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Consulting & Speaking
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Kelly
PutnamDegree |
Institution |
Major Area of Study |
Year Degree |
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| BS | Kansas State University | Journalism | 1984 |
| MA | University of Northern Iowa | Health Promotion | 1997 |
Kelly Putnam, MA is the Health Promotion Coordinator for Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa and the Executive Director and creator of Kailo, a non-traditional approach to worksite wellness.
A health educator since 1993, Kelly was the wellness coordinator for North Iowa Area Community College prior to starting at Mercy in 1997. She developed the Kailo concept – one of the first holistic, relationship-oriented wellness programs to be launched in a health care setting.
The Kailo program has resulted in significant improvement in employees’ perception of their health and happiness. Kailo has received a JCAHO “Best Practice” citation, a Platinum Well Workplace designation from the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), the Trinity Health Excellence and Innovation Award, and the Iowa Psychological Association’s Psychologically Health Workplace Award as well as several national healthcare marketing awards.
Kelly is a member the University of Northern Iowa’s Division of Health Promotion and Education Advisory Board and an adjunct faculty member of the Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health.
Selected Presentations & Publications
2007
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion,”
April 27, 2007, Halton Healthcare Services, Oakville-Trafalgar Hospital, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
“Kailo: Lessons from a decade of creating a worksite wellness culture,” July 17, 2007, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, WI.
2006
“Kailo: A Non-traditional Approach to Worksite Health Promotion,” May 27, 2006, American Alliance of Physical Health, Exercise, Recreation, and Dance (AAPHERD), Salt Lake City, UT.
“Health for Every Body: A new and effective approach for addressing weight issues in the workplace,” May 8, 2006, full-day pre-conference workshop co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD Laura McKibbin, LISW, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Albuquerque, NM.
“Kailo: A Non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion,” May 10, 2006, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Albuquerque, NM.
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” May 10, 2006, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Albuquerque, NM.
“Kailo: A holistic approach to worksite health promotion,” July 15 &16, 2006, two-day pre-conference workshop co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, WI.
“Health for Every Body: A new and effective approach to weight issues in the workplace,” July 18, 2006, featured session co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, WI.
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion,” October 6, 2006, Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP), Sacramento, CA.
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” October 6, 2006, Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP), Sacramento, CA.
2005
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion,” April 14, 2005, AAHPERD/AAHE National Convention and Expo, Chicago, IL
“Beyond Bootstraps: A rural, Midwestern healthcare organization’s response to employee depression,” May 3, 2005, World Congress Leadership Summit on Innovation in the Cost-Appropriateness of Behavioral Health and Wellness, Baltimore, MD
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to worksite health promotion,” May 4, 2005, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Minneapolis, MN
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address employee depression,” May 4, 2005, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), Minneapolis, MN
“The Spirit, Science, and Practice of Holistic Health Promotion,” two-day training workshop co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, June 23 & 24, 2005, Halton Healthcare, Oakville, Ontario.
“Applying the New Science of Holistic Health Promotion to Worksite Wellness,” October 17, 2005, Wellness Councils of West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Workplace Wellness, Charleston, West Virginia.
2004
“Taking Holistic Health Promotion from Theory to Practice,” - a 3-hour workshop co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, MS, May 2, 2004, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, MO.
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address workplace depression,” co-presented with Laura McKibbin, LISW, May 4, 2004, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, MO.
“Kailo: A non-tradition approach to employee health, happiness, and engagement,” co-presented with Laura McKibbin, LISW, May 21, 2004, Connecticut Hospital Association Annual Conference, Wallingford, CT.
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to improving the health and well-being of health care workers,” October 2004, Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2003
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address employee depression,” May 7, 2003, co-presented with Laura McKibbin, LISW, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
“The Science, Theory, and Practice of Holistic Health Promotion,” - 3-hour introductory session co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, MS, May 9, 2003, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
“The Science, Theory, and Practice of Holistic Health Promotion,” – a 16-hour workshop co-presented with Jon Robison, PhD, MS, July 12 & 13, 2003, National Wellness Conference, Stevens, Pt., WI.
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the wkplace,” co-presented with Laura McKibbin, LISW, December 10, 2003, Canadian Pension Benefits Institute, Edmonton, AB.
2002
“Kailo: A non-traditional approach to employee health and well-being,” April 11, 2002, New Hampshire Celebrates Wellness Worksite Conference, Concord, MA.
“EAP/Wellness Integration: Butting of the heads or meeting of the minds?” May 4, 2002, International EASNA Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
“The Practice of Holistic Health Promotion,” – 8-hour workshop, December 12, 2002, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR
2001
“Taking holistic health promotion from theory to practice,” June 26, 2001, New Hampshire Celebrates Wellness Conference, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
“Beyond Bootstraps: How to really address depression in the workplace,” July 16, 2001, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
“Beyond Broccoli and Jogging: What women really want from worksite wellness,” July 17, 2001, National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
“EAP/Wellness Integration: Butting of the heads or meeting of the minds?” October 29, 2001, International EAPA Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
“Workplace Depression: The most important health promotion topic no one is talking about,” November 1, 2001, Association for Worksite Health Promotion (AWHP) Conference, Minneapolis, MN.Publications:
"Health at Every Size: A compassionate, effective approach for helping individuals with weight-related concerns - Part I and II," Second author, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal, April & May 2007.
"Health for Every Body," Absolute Advantage Magazine, Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), vol. 5, no. 3, 2006.
"Health for Every Body," Wellness Management, National Wellness Institute, vol 21, no.2, 2006.
"The Kailo Concept," WELCOA's Absolute Advantage: The Workplace Wellness Magazine, July 2004.
"Kailo: An Organizational Case Study," contributing author, The Spirit and Science of Holistic Health, Robison & Carrier, Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2004.
"Managing Workplace Depression: An untapped opportunity for occupational health professionals," First author, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal, March 2004.
"Beyond Bootstraps: A rural, Midwestern health care organization's response to employee depression," First author, Complementary Health Practice Review, April 2003.