City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0061R

• File #: 08-0061R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Public Wellness and Disease Prevention Program - City Employees
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/8/2008
• In control: Public Safety and Health Committee
• Final action: 1/12/2009
• Title: Informational Hearing - Public Wellness and Disease Prevention Program - City Employees FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from Alternative Medicine Integration of Maryland, LLC (AMI), the Baltimore City Health Department, and the Department of Human Resources to discuss the wellness and disease prevention practices currently available to individuals in Baltimore City and throughout the country, and the benefits to Baltimore City of establishing wellness and disease prevention services to the Baltimore City employees and their dependents through a network of non-pharmaceutical and non-surgically oriented doctors of chiropractic.
• Sponsors: Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton
• Indexes: City Employees, Disease Prevention, Resolution, Wellness

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/12/2009	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Recommended Favorably
1/12/2009	0	City Council
11/24/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/11/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/11/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/8/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
9/8/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Informational Hearing - Public Wellness and Disease Prevention Program - City Employees

FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from Alternative Medicine Integration of Maryland, LLC (AMI), the Baltimore City Health Department, and the Department of Human Resources to discuss the wellness and disease prevention practices currently available to individuals in Baltimore City and throughout the country, and the benefits to Baltimore City of establishing wellness and disease prevention services to the Baltimore City employees and their dependents through a network of non-pharmaceutical and non-surgically oriented doctors of chiropractic.
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The accelerating rate of Americans moving from healthy to unhealthy to chronically ill offers a compelling business case for the role workplace wellness programs can play in combating this problem that is growing in epidemic proportions. Tangible results from existing workplace wellness plans in various countries, states, and industries give insight into the opportunities for these entities to increase productivity and reduce health care costs and the results that can be expected when implementing a integrative wellness plan. By doing so, cities like Baltimore can drive positive change while reaping the dual benefits of improved financial results and heightened employ...