KEYNOTE SPEAKER &
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Dee Edington, PhD

Bottom Line Impact of
Absenteeism and Presenteeism
on Your Organization's Productivity

Dee W. Edington is a Professor in the Division of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, Director of the Health Management Research Center, a Research Scientist in the School of Public Health and a frequent faculty member of the Michigan Business School's Executive Education Program. In addition to his research and teaching, he has 25 years experience in academic administration.

Trained in mathematics, kinesiology and biochemistry, Dr. Edington received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University and completed his M.S. at Florida State University. He completed his post doctoral work at the University of Toronto and taught at the University of Massachusetts before coming to Michigan in 1976.

Dr. Edington's research focuses on the precursors of disease and the relationships between healthy lifestyles, vitality and quality of life; which benefit both individuals and their employer organizations. His specialty interest is in how individual health promotion, worksite wellness activities and programs within managed care organizations impact health care cost containment, productivity, and human resource development. He is the author or co-author of over 450 articles, presentations and several books, including Biology of Physical Activity, Biological Awareness, Frontiers of Exercise Biology, and The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life.

The Health Management Research Center's Health Risk Appraisal has been completed by over 3.0 million individuals. The concepts and materials from the Center have influenced health promotion and wellness programs in over 1,000 corporate worksites. Current research is concentrated on twenty organizations and over 2 million persons who have been in the HMRC database up to 17 years. These longitudinal studies continue to provide leading edge research learning opportunities.