NETS/Ensuring Solutions
Product Development Workgroup Meeting Notes
January 18, 2007

Summary: The initial meeting of the Product Development Workgroup convened leaders from employers, employee assistance providers, managed behavioral healthcare, and federal agencies to develop models for workplace screening and brief intervention (SBI).

Participants agreed that more work needs to be done to determine how to incorporate drug testing into an SBI model. They also identified 5 potential vehicles for the delivery of SBI in the workplace:

• Employee Assistance

• Occupational Health

• Health Promotion and Wellness

• Life Coaching

• Disease Management

Product Development Workgroup Meeting Notes
Conference Call on Promotion/Outreach and Screening
April 18, 2007

Summary: The workgroup discussed the project to date, the results of the Delphi assessment of the health education, promotion, outreach and screening components of the workplace SBI conceptual model. The group also discussed potential approaches to brief intervention.

Group members were asked to send sample materials related to health education, promotion, outreach and screening. Volunteers are needed for the review of materials to be included in future implementation, training and evaluation guidance. [Download the meeting slides using the link at the bottom of this page]

Product Development Workgroup Meeting Notes
Conference Call on BI, Referral, and Follow-up & SBI Training
July 31, 2007

Summary: The workgroup discussed the project to date, the results of the Delphi assesments on brief intervention, referral and follow-up component and the SBI training component of the workplace SBI conceptual model. Group members were asked to send sample materials related to the topics discussed. [Download the meeting slides using the link at the bottom of this page]

Product Development Workgroup Meeting Notes
Conference Call on Performance Measurement/Evaluation
October 24, 2007

Summary: The workgroup discussed the project to date and the results of the Delphi assessment on the performance measurement/evaluation component of the workplace SBI conceptual model. [Download the meeting slides using the link at the bottom of this page]