Winning Health Promotion Strategies

Anne Marie Ludovici-Connolly has over 30 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. From 2005 to 2008, Ludovici-Connolly served as director of the Governor's Get Fit Rhode Island program, a statewide wellness initiative. She conducted a wide range of research projects and also developed and taught various health and wellness courses for the University of Rhode Island. She was owner and operator of Wakefield Health and Fitness for eight years. She is currently a national senior consultant and subject matter expert in health and productivity for Hewitt Associates, a global HR consulting and outsourcing company, and also serves as a scholar in residence at the University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center, home of the transtheoretical model of behavior change. Ludovici-Connolly earned her bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Rhode Island in 1982 and her master's degree in the psychosocial aspects of exercise physiology from the University of Rhode Island in 2002. She is an ACSM-certified health fitness specialist and has served on the committees of numerous national and state organizations, including IDEA, IHRSA, the Medical Wellness Association, and the National Association for Health and Wellness. She was named IDEA's Northeast Region Aerobic Instructor of the Year in 1989 and was given the Wellness Inspiration Award by Discover Wellness in 2007. Ludovici-Connolly lives in Wakefield, Rhode Island. In her free time she enjoys music, traveling and skiing with her family, cooking, and exercising.

Part I: Understanding Wellness Initiatives Chapter 1: Making Wellness Work in Various Settings Chapter 2: Developing Successful Wellness Initiatives Chapter 3: Creating Engaging Wellness Initiatives Chapter 4: Improving and Expanding Existing Wellness Initiatives Part II: Winning Wellness Programs Chapter 5: Physical Activity Programs Chapter 6: Nutrition Programs Chapter 7: General Health and Prevention Programs