About Larry Chapman, MPH

Larry S. Chapman, MPH, currently serves as President and CEO of Chapman Institute. Throughout his career, Larry has provided thoughtful leadership and consulting services on integrating health cost management, planning and designing incentive systems, and organizing prevention programming for worksite, managed care, and community-based populations. He has spent more than 30 years improving the health of employees and their family members and managing employee health costs. Formally educated in environmental health, medical technology, and medical care organization at UCLA and the University of Michigan, he has developed more than 1,000 employee wellness programs including more than 200 wellness financial incentive programs. An internationally recognized expert and speaker on innovative health management interventions, he has published 13 books and more than 190 professional articles and columns. A consultant and advisor to the United States Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a variety of private organizations, he is also the editor of the Art of Health Promotion published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. Until recently he has served as Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board for Summex Health Management, which was acquired by WebMD in 2006. Larry served as a Senior Vice President at WebMD until January, 2010 and he continues to assist WebMD to strengthen its role as a market leader in the Wellness field. His current area of specialization includes innovative approaches to worksite wellness.

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