July Briefs
The HERO team is growing!
We’re pleased to welcome Rocky Davis as HERO Project Manager. Learn more about our newest team member in the Committees section, and look for him at HERO Forum24 in Baltimore, October 7-9.
We’re proud to announce the launch of the HERO Worker Well-Being Clearinghouse, Powered by the NIOSH WellBQ! This pioneering collaboration with the NIOSH Total Worker Health® will serve as a centralized repository for de-identified data that will enable practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders to gain deeper insights into worker well-being trends and dynamics. A huge thank you to Research Fellow Mary Imboden for leading this effort! Read on for today’s press release.
Continue reading in this newsletter for updated agendas for HERO Forum24, Healthcare Summit, University Summit, and Fall Think Tank.
Hope to see you in Baltimore!
The HERO Team
HERO Committees
Rocky comes to HERO from the world of health coaching with startupcompanies, most recently at Found Health. He excels in organizational skills, content creation, learning & development, corporate culture and executive support. At HERO, Rocky will be the Project Manager focused on supporting the committee work and research projects.
Rocky obtained a Master of Science in integrative health/health & wellness coaching from Creighton University in Omaha. He resides outside Raleigh, NC, and enjoys spending time at the beach, playing games and cards with family, and cooking.
Welcome, Rocky!
What’s new with HERO Committees?
HERO is excited to announce the launch of the report, Workforce Mental Health & Well-being Resources: A Navigation Guide. The members of the HERO Workforce Mental Health & Well-being Study Committee have dedicated numerous hours to compiling this valuable resource.
Building upon HERO’s previous publications, this new guide offers a practical framework for navigating the vast and often-confusing landscape of mental health resources. It provides a clear roadmap, empowering decision-makers to choose evidence-based, high-quality offerings that deliver measurable impact.
HERO members are invited to participate in HERO committee work. Please contact Rocky.Davis@hero-health.org to join!
October will be here before you know it, Register NOW!
Join your colleagues at
The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
The HERO Forum24 agenda is packed with learning and networking opportunities. Our general session keynotes and panels are just the tip of the iceberg of expertise and innovative research. And while icebergs sound pretty good right now in July, in October, we’ll be warming up with Forum24’s amazing speakers – like these.
General Sessions & Panels:
Forum24 Opening Panel
How Trust and Belongingness Affect Organizational Change
Olivia (Mandy) O’Neill, George Mason University
Ingrid Nembhard, University of Pennsylvania
Charles Williams, Lockheed Martin
Karen Moseley, HERO (Moderator)
Forum24 Panel
What COVID (and Other Untold Threats) Teach Us About Organizational Change
Marleece Estella, BP
Connie Noonan Hadley, Boston University
Richard Safeer, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Paul Terry, HERO (Moderator)
Forum24 Research Update
The Latest Science Informing Best Practices
Suzanne Nobrega, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Amy Locke, University of Utah
Ron Ozminkowski, Aon
Laura Linnan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Moderator)
Forum24 General Session
What Have We Learned?
Kerry Evers, ProChange Behavior Solutions
Forum24 Closing Session
Building Trust No Matter Where You Sit: Saving Lives One by One Behind the Chair
Stephen Thomas, University of Maryland
Sara Johnson, HERO, ProChange Behavior Solutions (Moderator)
Plus, Forum24 will include 24 breakout sessions featuring speakers from more than 45 organizations worldwide, discussion tables to get you involved in the conversation, and learning labs to showcase the latest from workplace health and well-being professionals.
With thanks to Forum24 sponsors:
Mercer, Ochsner Connected Health, Sword Health, Dario, Telus Health, and Merative.
2024 HERO Healthcare Summit
Championing Healthcare Workplace Safety and Well-Being: Addressing Violence, Harassment, and Mental Health
October 9, 2024
12:00 – 5:00 pm ET (Lunch Included)
In Conjunction with HERO Forum24
U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics found that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience a physical attack while working than other types of workers. Workplace violence and harassment extends beyond physical injuries, also taking a toll on worker mental health and well-being, employee retention and recruitment, and overall care delivery. The 2024 HERO Healthcare Summit will explore how the workplace serves as a social determinant of health, emphasizing workforce safety, violence prevention, and worker well-being.
Sponsored by:
2024 HERO University Summit:
Where You Belong.
Explore Drivers of Belonging for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
October 9, 2024
1:00 – 5:00 pm ET (Networking Lunch @12:00 pm ET)
In Conjunction with HERO Forum24
The 2024 HERO University Summit will explore belonging for faculty and staff within higher education organizations with emphasis on better understanding belonging, the relationship with holistic well-being, and the key drivers that can improve one’s sense of being accepted and included by those around them. Hear from experts in areas of organizational culture, teams, well-being, and inclusion on the impact of belonging within the higher education ecosystem.
Sponsored by:
2024 Fall Think Tank
Lifestyle, Environmental, and Pharmacological Interventions for Obesity: How Employers Can Strike the Right Balance with GLP-1s
October 7, 2024
9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
A free members-only event in conjunction with HERO Forum24
This Think Tank will explore the benefits and drawbacks of GLP-1s and similar drugs, illustrate how employers are integrating them into their health benefit offerings (or not), and delve into the opportunities to more systematically integrate lifestyle as medicine into benefit strategies as a precursor of, adjunct to, or substitute for pharmacological interventions.
2024 HERO CMO Summit
When Food is Medicine, What is the Physician’s Role?
October 7, 2024
9:00 am – 7:00 pm ET
A convening only for Chief Medical Officers, Chief Health Officers, and Corporate Medical Directors.
The HERO CMO Summit is designed to address the specific needs and interests of corporate Chief Medical Officers, Chief Health Officers, and Corporate Medical Directors. HERO will convene this important gathering with two sessions, beginning with the morning Think Tank (above) followed by the afternoon CMO-only discussion on how to integrate Food Is Medicine interventions into the clinical workflow and the organizational benefits structure. These two sessions are offered in conjunction with HERO Forum24. If you would like to attend days 2 and 3 of Forum24, we are offering a 40% discount on registration.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.
Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.
Physicians
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Sponsored by:
HERO Member Hub
This month’s featured topic is “Health Equity and Health Disparities”
Here are just two of the 35 (and growing) resources available in the HERO Hub on this topic.
Would other members of your organization be interested in viewing these resources?
Remember: member organization receive an unlimited number of log-ins, so pass it along.
HERO Store
With summer at it’s peak, check out the HERO Swag Store for all your hot weather needs! From t-shirts to keep you cool, to water bottles and duffel bags to stay well hydrated and prepared for your next outdoor adventure. We have it all!
Visit the HERO Store today!
Members: Log in to the MEMBERS ONLY store for discounts on all HERO swag.
Managing workplace civility – respecting differences. Drs. Lorna Friedman (Mercer) and Marleece Estella (bp) spotlight an important and timely topic and propose “a framework for employers to consider as they review their policies and protocols.”
Impact of Supreme Court Chevron Decision on Health Policy | Milbank Memorial Fund. Dr. Marci Nielsen discusses the health policy impact of the recent decision of the Supreme Court overturning the 40-year-old standard.
True Health Initiative and RCT on Alzheimer’s disease. The True Health Initiative (THI) publishes monthly on the advances and findings in wellness and disease management. The July issue features the results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial on Alzheimer’s disease by Dean Ornish et al.
2024 Work in America Survey: Psychological Safety in the Changing Workplace. The results of this American Psychological Association survey underscore the importance of psychologically safe workplaces.
