Strengthening Health, Wellness, and Financial Security Through Total Force Fitness

August 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

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About This Webinar

Total Force Fitness focuses on the service member’s entire health throughout their career. Total Force Fitness focuses on enhancing eight dimensions of wellness for service members. This webinar discusses the financial fitness dimension and how economic insecurity can affect the other wellness dimensions including nutritional fitness. This webinar will also highlight initiatives to support financial fitness and food security.

Learning Objectives:

Define the eight dimensions of wellness in the Total Force Fitness concept.
Describe how the eight dimensions of wellness affect each other.
Outline the risk factors for food insecurity for the U.S. military
Describe methods for identifying and assisting economic and/or food-insecure service members.

Presenters

Joanna Reagan

Joanna Reagan is a Public Health Nutritionist with the Defense Center Public Health. She serves as Chair of the Dietary Supplements and Self-Care Products subcommittee, coordinating dietary supplement education and strategic efforts. She supports the Total Force Fitness Nutrition Domain by focusing on DoD nutrition strategies in partnership with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marines.

Dr. Theresa Santo

Dr. Theresa Jackson Santo is the Senior Public Health Scientist and Deputy Director for Health Promotion and Wellness within the Defense Health Agency Public Health Directorate. Her team seeks to champion a culture of health, wellness, and readiness that strategically assesses, develops, integrates, standardizes, and evaluates health promotion and wellness capabilities and effectiveness in support of military communities and the Total Force. Since 2011, Dr. Santo has been an advocate of evidence informed health promotion practice in support of Total Force Fitness and is a recognized subject matter expert in public health program evaluation.

Robyn Mroszczyk

As the Army Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9’s Financial Education Program Manager, Ms. Mroszczyk is responsible for oversight, development, coordination, and evaluation in support of execution of the Army Financial Literacy Training and Readiness Program, for Active, Guard, and Reserve Components. She monitors program performance, develops recommendations and problem-solving techniques to ensure optimum program achievements that are consistent with Army standards to enable mission accomplishment. Ms. Mroszczyk’s priorities are to develop, manage, and monitor a comprehensive financial education to meet the requirements of the financial literacy training and readiness program for Soldiers and Families. As the proud spouse of an active-duty Army Soldier, for over 20 years, she has a vested interest in ensuring the overall financial well-being of the Total Force. Ms. Mroszczyk works remotely from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit

This webinar is pending approval of 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit for many different professionals accredited through the credentialing agencies listed below.

Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).
Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator (CNWE): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).
Certified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).
Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit by the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE).
Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) contact hour by The Patient Advocate Certification Board.
Board Certified Case Managers: This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) clock hour from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RD/RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (NDTR): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 CPEU from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Certified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org).
Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
Human Resource Professionals: This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists: This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the University of Texas at Austin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Check with your state licensing agency for reciprocity and/or credit approval if licensed for other professions or in one of the following states: CO, FL, HI, IA, KS, KY, MI, NY, ND, OH, OK.
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES):This webinar is pending approval for 1.0 continuing education credit from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC).
OneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.

Event Materials

Webinar slides and resources will be added the day prior to the live session.

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Details

Date:: August 29
Time:: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Series:: Economic Readiness and Military Family Well-Being
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: Health and Well-Being
Event Tags:: MFRA, webinar

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