Instructor: Nick Menke, Atlas Ergonomics, LLC, Iowa City, IA
Description: One of the most prevalent health care issues in the U.S. today is obesity. Data reveals that obesity is the most common, most expensive and least addressed disease state in the workforce today. Obesity as a disease state has extensive roots in the media, at the supermarket, and around the technologies we employ daily. At the end of the day, obesity and its related disease states are a threat to the competitiveness and long-term viability of U.S. businesses, which in turn, affects us all.
Level: I