June 2025 Briefs
June 2025 Briefs The Value Issue The concept of “value” has been top-of-mind lately, and in two different ways of thinking: (1) monetary worth, and (2) importance or usefulness. I’ve heard from members that a clear value proposition for health and well-being is as important as ever. HERO is responding …
April 2025 Briefs
April 2025 Briefs Better Together Every month, it is my hope that you’ll spend a few minutes reading this monthly newsletter. We aim to spotlight updates for HERO members and for workforce health and well-being in general. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the public good, it is our mission …
August 2023 Briefs
August 2023 Briefs David Ballard Shares HERO Forum23 Insight in New Video Interviews HERO Forum23 is less than a month away and few are more excited than our very own Senior Fellow, David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA. Dr. Ballard recently gave two brief video interviews where he provides helpful insight …
Administration Best Practices
Questionnaire Administration Explain the purpose of administering the NIOSH WellBQ to employees. In the explanation, it is important to explain what the NIOSH WellBQ measures, why it is being administered by your organization and what the organization plans to do with the findings. It is also important to share examples …
Additional Information
Terms of Use The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (NIOSH WellBQ) is a questionnaire about your well-being. It will ask you questions about your job, your workplace, your health, and your life outside of work. The information obtained from the NIOSH WellBQ is intended to …
2023 University Summit
Work Redesign for the 21st Century: An Evidence-Based Framework and Toolkit for Improving Worker Well-Being
This webinar will introduce viewers to an evidence-based framework and toolkit for improving worker well-being. The “Work Design for Health” framework updates work redesign principles for the realities of work in the 21st century and maps how to create work environments that foster worker well-being and organizational resilience. The approach …
Using Community-Based Participatory Research in Churches to Tailor the Diabetes Prevention Program for African American Women: Lessons Learned and Outcomes
Is faith the new prescription for disease prevention? Heather Kitzman, PhD, Director of Research at the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center and Professor at Baylor University, and Leilani Dodgen, MPH, Research Manager at the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center, think so. Their research into …
The “Best of 2021 List” of Health Promotion Researchers
The “Best of 2021 List” of Health Promotion Researchers By Paul Terry, HERO Senior Fellow HERO is pleased to report on the winners of the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) Papers of the Year from 2021, to honor some of the best scientists in the health promotion discipline and …
September 2021 Briefs
Forum21 shifts to fully virtual event It was announced last week that HEROForum21 will shift to a fully virtual platform as the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to cause cases to rise across the United States. HEROForum21 was originally scheduled to take place in Austin, Texas during the week of October …