John Harris, M.Ed., FAWHP Chair, Collaboration Development Executive Committee

John Harris, M.Ed., FAWHP, is Principal of Harris HealthTrends, Inc., a Toledo, Ohio, company specializing in health promotion programming, the development and operation of physical fitness and rehabilitation facilities, and high-risk and disease management for corporate and managed care clients. Mr. Harris has more than 25 years of experience in the health management field, employed in both the corporate and private sectors, and was nominated for Toledo, Ohio, Entrepreneur of the Year in 1990. He is a Fellow in the Association for WorkSite Health Promotion, has served on its Board of Directors, and was voted Outstanding Professional Member of Region IV in 1992. Mr. Harris served as a section editor for the journal WorkSite Health, and as a columnist in the Health Promotion Practitioner. He also Chaired the Ohio Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and serves on a number of health-related for-profit and not-for-profit committees and boards. Employee health programs developed by Harris HealthTrends, Inc. have been nationally recognized by the past Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, among others. Mr. Harris speaks nationally, and was a faculty member of the Mayo Clinic Symposium "Emerging Issues in Employee Health." He has authored numerous publications on employee health, including Making a Difference - The Business Community Takes On Diabetes, commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mr. Harris has served as a consultant to such companies as Ford Motor Company, Gerber, General Motors Corporation, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., FirstEnergy, the State of Kansas, and Kellogg USA.