TCWW CEO Summit
November 15, 2006
More than 100 business leaders, health care advocates and policy makers joined Governor Rick Perry for a day-long gathering yesterday in Austin dedicated to encouraging the state’s major employers to embrace worksite wellness programs as an effective way to rein in skyrocketing health care costs and improve the health of Texas workers.
The “CEO Summit” was sponsored by the Texas Coalition for Worksite Wellness and co-hosted by Paul Carrozza, co-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and president and CEO of the Austin-based running retailer RunTex.
Leading worksite wellness innovators shared best practices, including presentations from Kevin Rollins, president and CEO of Dell; Sam Gilliland, chairman and CEO of Sabre Holdings; Rich Bagger, senior vice president of Pfizer; and Mike Redenbaugh, CEO of Bell Helicopter Textron.
“Texas has taken the most aggressive approach in our nation with respect to attracting jobs, industries and overall economic development opportunities, and the Texas Round-Up program has brought fitness to the forefront,” said Governor Perry. “It’s now time to make Texas a leader in the movement toward ensuring workforce health and wellness.”
Summit speakers urged executives to embrace worksite wellness programs designed to promote and improve employee health and quality of life.
Presentations are available online:
| Presentation Title | Speaker | Company |
| Aphorisms | Paul B Handel M.D. | BlueCross BlueShield of Texas |
| Strategy for Lower Health-Care Costs & More Productive Employees | Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD | Institute for Health Policy |
| The Business Case for Health | Thomas Parry, Ph.D. | Integrated Benefits Institute |
| Bell Helicopter Wellness Case Study 2000-05 | Mike Redenbaugh | Bell Helicopter |
| A New Approach to Health at Pfizer | Rich Bagger | Pfizer |
| Wellness, The Bottom Line and The Best Team in Travel | Sam Gilliland | Sabre Holdings |
| The Asheville Program | John Miall | APhA Foundation |
| Coalition for Worksite Wellness | Kevin Rollins | Dell |