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Lifestyle Improvement Programs & Systems The Heart of Wellness 718 Linwood Avenue Stevens Point, WI 54481 Bill Hettler,
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GERHARD WILLIAM HETTLER III, M.D.
Born Gerhard William (Bill) Hettler III, M.D. was born September 10,
1943 in Alliance, Ohio to Gerhard W. and Jeanne Roath Hettler.
Childhood The Hettler family moved to Youngstown, Ohio in 1947. Bill is the
oldest of three children. He was an active member of the
Youngstown YMCA from age 9 through age 18. He was a
YMCA member of the YMCA swimming and gymnastics teams. Bill
Experience competed in the National YMCA Diving Championships in 1962
and 1963. He was a member of the Junior Leader’s Club from
1958 until entering college in 1961.
Education Bill attended public schools, kindergarten through high school, in
Youngstown, Ohio. After his graduation from South High School
in 1961, he entered the premed program at Mount Union College.
Bill graduated from Mount Union College in 1965 with a B.S. in
chemistry, and minors in religion and philosophy.
Following graduation from the University of Cincinnati College of
Medicine in 1969, Bill completed a rotating internship at The
Youngstown Hospital Association. During the next two years Bill
served as a General Practitioner in the U.S. Air Force.
Employment Bill joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Health Service in September of 1972. He was appointed director
of the Health Service in August of 1977, and has served in that
capacity continuously.
Publications Bill enjoys writing for both professional and popular audiences. A
list of recent contributions includes:
Feb., 1977 New Concepts in Health, a New Horizon Proceedings of the
Twelfth Annual Meeting, Society of Prospective Medicine
Health Risk Counseling - A New Major
Sep., 1977 Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire (First Edition)
Jan., 1978 Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the
Society of Prospective Medicine “A Comparison of Seven Methods of Health Hazard Appraisal”
Feb., 1979 Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of
Prospective Medicine “A Lifestyle Improvement Program
That Pays For Itself”
Oct., 1979 Women’s Sports, Volume 1, No. 10 “Fit To Be Tried”
Jan.-Feb.,1980 Health Education “Effects of the Health Hazard Appraisal
Inventory of Practices of College Students”
Feb., 1980 Runner’s World “Eliminating the Need to Be Sick”
Apr., 1980 New Woman “How Healthy Are You?”
May, 1980 Family and Community Health Vol. 3, No. 1 “Wellness
Promotion on a University Campus”
July, 1980 Better Homes and Gardens - Diet and Exercize “Better
Homes and Gardens Wellness Self-Test”
Sep., 1980 Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire (Second Edition)
May, 1981 Family Strengths Vol. 3 Univ. of Neb. Press “A Concept
of Wellness
Sep., 1981 In Pursuit of Excellence-Proceedings of the 60th Annual
Conference Associations of College Unions-International
“Wellness: You Can Only Be As Good With Others As
You Are With Yourself”
June 1982 Promoting Health Through Risk Reduction, 1982
Macmillan Publishing Co. “Wellness Promotion and Risk
Reduction on a University Campus”
Feb., 1983 Behavioral Health: A Handbook Of Health Enhancement
And Disease Prevention, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
June, 1985 Wellness Management Vol.1 No. 1 “Microcomputers in
Health Promotion” National Wellness Assn.
April 1986 Corporate Fitness and Recreation Vol.5 No. 3
“Computerizing the Corporate Wellness Program”
June, 1986 New Directions for Student Services No. 34. Jossey-Bass
“Strategies for Wellness and Recreation Program
Development”
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June, 1996 Health Professionals Communication Guide RAI Communications Health Care Consultant to Authors
June, 1998 Textbook of Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition and Health Section Editor and Chapter Author
In addition to these publications Bill has assisted the preparation of numerous newspaper articles throughout the U.S. and Canada. Bill wrote a regular column for Medical Self-Care Magazine, and is a regular contributor to Worksite Health
Editorial Bill was appointed editor of the Society of Prospective
Activities Medicine Newsletter in October of 1977.
In addition to that responsibility, Bill has served on the
editorial board of the following journals:
Patient Education and Counseling
Medical Self-Care Magazine
Health Values: Achieving High Level Wellness
AFB Journal
Ardell Wellness Report
Wellness MD
Awards and 1978 Individual Achievement Award American
Honors Association of Fitness Directors in Business and
Industry
1978 Health Enhancement Policy Board YMCA of
the USA
1983 Health Advocate Award American Occupational
Therapy Association
1983 Peter Karpovich Lecture Springfield College
1986 YMCA of the USA Medical Advisory Board
1988 Healthy American Fitness Leaders Award
1992 Elected Fellow, American College Health
Association
1992 Special Advisor Presidents Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports
Professional Bill is co-founder and President of the Board of the National
Activities Wellness Institute. He is frequently requested to
serve as a keynote speaker for national or regional
conventions. Bill has served as consultant to groups
throughout North America. He has also served
groups from Japan, Australia, Germany, England
and South Africa.
Consultation Bill is also very active as a consultant to business
and industry, communities, universities, YMCAs and
hospitals on health promotion and cost containment.
Bill was the originator of the National Wellness
Conference. This conference attracts 1000+ people
to Stevens Point each summer. The conference is
held the third week of July.
Bill was a co-founder of the Stevens Point Area
Wellness Commission. This community based
wellness program has served as a model for
programs throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Bill assisted the Frost Valley YMCA in developing
a wellness program in a residential camp. The Frost
Valley Program has also served as a model for
hundreds of camps and schools.
Bill and his wife, Carol Weston, designed and built
the first FIT STOP, a movable self testing center
that is being marketed throughout North America.
Bill and Carol have traveled extensively conducting
seminars and training programs. They have been
invited to serve as consultants to Japan, Germany,
Canada, China, Australia and Great Britain.
National Bill has served as a consultant to national television
Television shows. He appeared 6 times on “Good Morning
America” and twice on the “Hour Magazine”. He
has also been featured on numerous public television
which was aired in Feb, 1984.
Bill served as a consultant to Spectrum Films during
the production of a movie on changing risky health
habits. The movie was released Feb., 1984. Bill is
also featured in the movie.
During the past decade Bill has become interested in
the use of computers as adjuncts to lifestyle
improvement programs. He is currently developing
interactive computer programs that will assist people
who are interested in learning more about self-care.
Computer Bill has been involved in the design of computer
Programs programs since 1976. He was the original designer
of the Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire.
Since 1976 Bill has designed more than 30
computer programs that assist people in making
healthy choices. Bill has teamed up with his wife
Carol and his brother Bob to develop user friendly
software that includes touch screen technology.
A partial listing of Hettler-Weston software includes:
Compute-A-Life TestWell
Stress Assess Why Smoke?
Heart Throb LifeScan
HowFat LiveWell
LifeTime Less Stress
Lick Salt Hi! Fiber
Label Game Health Trak
Right Back Al-Control
Eating Out Food Fats
Bill has had extensive experience creating assessments, streaming audio and video content for Internet delivery. Visit http://hettler.com
Bill has presented Grand Rounds at numerous hospitals throughout the U.S.
Personal Bill is an avid exerciser. He swims, bikes, runs, and
Interests cross-country skies as his main aerobic endeavors. He
enjoys winter and summer camping. Bill and Carol have skied the 35 mile American Dirkebeiner Race several times. In the winter of 2001 Bill, Carol and their son John and daughter Anna slied the Kortelopet 23 kilometer ski race in Northern Wisconsin.
Teaching Bill enjoys teaching at the undergraduate level. He team
Interests teaches a course entitled “The Healthy American”. This
course draws 700 to 800 students each semester.
Bill has been a preceptor for the UW-Madison
Physicians Assistant since 1977.
Bill Has been a preceptor for the UW-Madison Family Practice Residency Program since 1993.
Bill has taught a course on Asthma Self-Care since 1987.
Presentations Bill Has keynoted just about every major Health Promotion or Wellness Conference in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia.
Bill and his wife Carol have presented hundreds of workshops, training sessions and presentations on a wide variety of topics.
Hobbies Bill enjoys: woodworking, welding, reading, music,
photography, dancing, magic and playing with kids.
Children On Feb. 18th, 1986 Bill and Carol were delighted by the
arrival of a son, John.
On April 13th, 1987 Bill and Carol were further delighted
with the birth of a daughter, Anna.
On October 25, 1989 Bill and Carol were even further
delighted with the birth of a son, Adam.
William Weston (Billy) was born May 17, 1993. At that point Bill
and Carol were maximally delighted and exhausted.
New schedules for all!