Laurie Whitsel's guest appearances

Laurie Whitsel

HALO Talks: Elevating Wellness

The Wellness Paradox

Brian Anderson

Celeste Headlee

Joel Fuhrman

Anthony Wall

Layne Norton

Chris Pronger

Elizabeth Stanley

Dan Millman

Matthew Januszek

Michelle Segar

Brett Maloley

Vandana Hart

Jim Owen

John Ford

Mark Miller

OwlTail

Tom Richards

In one of our most important podcasts released to date, we're proud to talk with Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation of the American Heart Association &amp; Senior Advisor to the Physical Activity Alliance, a non-profit that, "Brings together stakeholders in the physical activity communities for us to speak with one voice on significant policy and systems changes," states Whitsel.  Joining her is Integrity Square's own Chief Political Architect and policy veteran, Tom Richards, JD who also heads up Activist in Motion. It is critical everyone in the HALO sector know about the work going on behind the scenes in something called the HL7 process (Health Level Seven International) and the steps currently being taken to, "Build standardized measures for assessing, prescribing, and referring physical activity for patients." Concurrent with that is the Time To Move initiative, a multi-year, multi pronged approach which (among other things) involves bringing in and standardizing billing codes for physical activity, connecting wearables so the data can flow and follow the patient through healthcare delivery, but also working with with CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services) to get coverage determinations for the exercise prescription for health and fitness professionals to offer it and more.    These things are happening now and Dr. Whitsel is the tip of this particular spear. Pete Moore, host of HALO Talks, mentions early on that this is indeed like "moving boulders" but they are moving. . . perhaps further and faster than we all thought.   Policy conversations may not be everyone's particular cup of tea when you have a business to run and 100 other things demanding your attention. However, what Dr. Whitsel discusses here and what is literally happening right now will have incredibly far ranging positive effects for the entire industry-and probably sooner rather than later.   This is one of our longer episodes and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. All the resources mentioned are available at the links below. Get involved now!   PAA Letter to the White House PAA HL7 Slides PAA Action Plan   Click here to download transcript. 

In one of our most important podcasts released to date, we're proud to talk with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-whitsel-ph-d-faha-bb4b688/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Laurie Whitsel</a>, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation of the <a href="http://www.heart.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Heart Association</a> &amp; Senior Advisor to the <a href="https://paamovewithus.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Physical Activity Alliance, a non-profit</a> that, "Brings together stakeholders in the physical activity communities for us to speak with one voice on significant policy and systems changes," states Whitsel.  Joining her is <a href="http://www.integritysq.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Integrity Square's</a> own Chief Political Architect and policy veteran, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-richards-04850210/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Richards</a>, JD who also heads up <a href="http://www.theactivistinmotion.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Activist in Motion</a>. It is critical everyone in the HALO sector know about the work going on behind the scenes in something called the HL7 process (<a href="http://www.hl7.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Health Level Seven International</a>) and the steps currently being taken to, "Build standardized measures for assessing, prescribing, and referring physical activity for patients." Concurrent with that is the Time To Move initiative, a multi-year, multi pronged approach which (among other things) involves bringing in and standardizing billing codes for physical activity, connecting wearables so the data can flow and follow the patient through healthcare delivery, but also working with with CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services) to get coverage determinations for the exercise prescription for health and fitness professionals to offer it and more.   These things are happening now and Dr. Whitsel is the tip of this particular spear. Pete Moore, host of HALO Talks, mentions early on that this is indeed like "moving boulders" but they are moving. . . perhaps further and faster than we all thought.  Policy conversations may not be everyone's particular cup of tea when you have a business to run and 100 other things demanding your attention. However, what Dr. Whitsel discusses here and what is literally happening right now will have incredibly far ranging positive effects for the entire industry-and probably sooner rather than later.  This is one of our longer episodes and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. All the resources mentioned are available at the links below. Get involved now!  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.halotalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PAA-Letter-to-the-White-House-FINAL-July-1-2022.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PAA Letter to the White House</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.halotalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PAA-HL7-Slides-June-2022-final.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PAA HL7 Slides</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.halotalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PAA-Action-Plan-final-02-16-2022.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PAA Action Plan</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.halotalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dr-Laurie-Whitsel-Tom-Richards.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Click here to download transcript</a>.

Episode #344: Dr. Laurie Whitsel & Tom Richards

In episode 16, we’re joined by Dr. Laurie Whitsel of the Physical Activity Alliance (PAA). This discussion focuses primarily around the role public policy can play in making the healthy choices easier and the unhealthy choices hard. In this case, the choice of being active. So often fitness and wellness professionals focus on their microenvironment of their fitness center, clinic, or individual clients. While is absolutely necessary, it is not sufficient if we are to make a significant change in population health. We need an entire ecosystem that supports healthy choices and diminishes access to unhealthy choices. This is where government policy can play a strong role in improving the health of population. Groups like the PAA advocate on a federal level to ensure physical infrastructure and policy support our health outcomes. It is through this advocacy that policy changes are made shaping our physical environments to support health and wellbeing. Lastly, and importantly, this podcast discusses how you can take an active role in advocacy at the local, state, and federal level. Our Guest: Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Ph.D. FAHALaurie Whitsel, Ph.D. is a senior advisor for the Physical Activity Alliance. She is also the Vice President of Policy Research and Translation for the American Heart Association (AHA), helping to translate science into policy at a national level in the areas of cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention and health promotion. She also serves as senior advisor to the Physical Activity Alliance, leading efforts to create, support, and advocate policy and system changes that enable all Americans to enjoy physically active lives. Whitsel has served on expert advisory groups with RAND, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  She has been a sector co-leader for the National Physical Activity Plan and leads the AHA’s internal strategic plan around physical activity. She holds a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, gives regular guest lectures at Columbia University, and is a Fellow and member of the AHA’s National Scientific Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.Whitsel lives in Ligonier, PA with her husband Brad, and they have two children, Christian, who attends Gettysburg College, and Amy, who is in law school at Catholic University. In her spare time, Whitsel coaches an AHA jump rope demonstration and competition team, which promotes lifetime physical activity for kids.

In episode 16, we’re joined by Dr. Laurie Whitsel of the Physical Activity Alliance (PAA). This discussion focuses primarily around the role public policy can play in making the healthy choices easier and the unhealthy choices hard. In this case, the choice of being active. So often fitness and wellness professionals focus on their microenvironment of their fitness center, clinic, or individual clients. While is absolutely necessary, it is not sufficient if we are to make a significant change in population health. We need an entire ecosystem that supports healthy choices and diminishes access to unhealthy choices.  This is where government policy can play a strong role in improving the health of population. Groups like the PAA advocate on a federal level to ensure physical infrastructure and policy support our health outcomes. It is through this advocacy that policy changes are made shaping our physical environments to support health and wellbeing. Lastly, and importantly, this podcast discusses how you can take an active role in advocacy at the local, state, and federal level. Our Guest: Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Ph.D. FAHALaurie Whitsel, Ph.D. is a senior advisor for the Physical Activity Alliance. She is also the Vice President of Policy Research and Translation for the American Heart Association (AHA), helping to translate science into policy at a national level in the areas of cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention and health promotion. She also serves as senior advisor to the Physical Activity Alliance, leading efforts to create, support, and advocate policy and system changes that enable all Americans to enjoy physically active lives. Whitsel has served on expert advisory groups with RAND, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  She has been a sector co-leader for the National Physical Activity Plan and leads the AHA’s internal strategic plan around physical activity. She holds a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, gives regular guest lectures at Columbia University, and is a Fellow and member of the AHA’s National Scientific Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.Whitsel lives in Ligonier, PA with her husband Brad, and they have two children, Christian, who attends Gettysburg College, and Amy, who is in law school at Catholic University. In her spare time, Whitsel coaches an AHA jump rope demonstration and competition team, which promotes lifetime physical activity for kids.

Public Advocacy and the Physical Activity Alliance w/ Dr. Laurie Whitsel