David Chenoweth, Ph.D., FAWHP |
David is president of Chenoweth & Associates, Inc., an econometric data analysis and consulting firm in New Bern, North Carolina. He is also a professor and director of the undergraduate Worksite Health Promotion Option at East Carolina University. He received his Master’s degree from Ball State University and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He has consulted with over 100 business, industry, and health care organizations over the past 29 years on various health and productivity management (HPM) strategies. He developed the Proportionate Risk Factor Cost Appraisal™ and used this econometric tool in quantifying the cost of physical inactivity, obesity, and other risk factors for the states of California, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington. David is co-developer of CalcuL8™ - a break-even analytical tool that measures the direct and indirect financial impact of employees’ risks on health care costs and lost productivity. For several years, David wrote the Health Management column for Occupational Health & Safety. He was invited to speak at a worksite health promotion forum in Czechoslovakia sponsored by the European Union in 2005. David has written nine books on issues ranging from health care cost management strategies for employers –to- evaluating worksite health promotion programs. His latest book, Worksite Health Promotion – 2nd Edition, was released in December 2006. Recently, he was asked to serve as the chief econometric analyst in creating the well-publicized physical inactivity cost calculator [www.ecu.edu/picostcalc/] and served as lead author on a major report sponsored by the Trust for Public Land on the economic benefits of city parks. For nearly 14 years, he served as Chair of the Business & Industry committee of the N.C. Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health; serves on the Medical Advisory Board for the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA); and, is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He was awarded the President’s Award by Region II of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion in 1995 and granted fellowship status a year earlier. Contact: |
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