2020 Winter Think Tank Reading List

Readings on Stress Eating and the Role of Story Telling from our Think Tank Faculty Members Jane Black, “How Google Got Its Employees to Eat Their Vegetables: The tech giant is engineering a way to encourage its employees to eat healthier – and it might just help the rest of …

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HERO Scorecard International Benchmark Report: Focus on Chile

Interview based on data from Q4 2019 International Benchmark Report The international version of the HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer© (International HERO Scorecard) helps employers learn about best practices that advance workplace health and well-being and determine the extent to which their initiatives incorporate …

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Genetic Testing and Employee Health and Wellness Programs: Opportunities and Challenges

Huge investments in mapping the human genome are reshaping our understanding of how to use genetics to improve both individual and population health. Approximately 10 new genetic tests enter the market every day, translating to observable increases in both genetic test utilization and spending.  Simultaneously, there are a growing number …

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HERO January Briefs

What’s your story? Next month, the members only HERO Think Tank, Burnout and Banana Cream Pie, will tackle food and stress through the lens of storytelling. We are asking members to submit their own personal or professional stories to share at the Think Tank, a la Moth Radio Hour story …

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The American Journal of Health Promotion’s “Best of 2019 List” of Health Promotion Research

To honor some of health promotion’s best scientists and, in particular, to recognize those who bring outstanding humanity to their field of inquiry and bigheartedness to their writing, the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) is pleased to announce our Papers of the Year from 2019. Reflecting on the manuscripts …

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Storytelling at Winter Think Tank

HERO’s next Think Tank (Feb. 25–26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.) focuses on food and burnout and we plan to use story telling as part of our heuristic approach during the day. IF YOU have a professional or personal story you’d like to share relating to your journey, or your organization’s …

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Student Membership

Student Membership Become a HERO Student Member and begin gaining the necessary resources to advance your health and well-being career! Who is Eligible? Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program taking 12+ credits or graduate program taking 6+ credits. A University/College email address will need to be provided, along with …

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HERO December Briefs

Don’t Blink 2019 has sped by with education and research and a lot more going on at HERO. The most exciting news came just as the year began and Karen Moseley was named as our new President. Let’s also not forget HERO’s response to the study in JAMA on the …

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HERO Scorecard International Benchmark Report: Focus on Puerto Rico

HERO Scorecard International Benchmark Report: Focus on Puerto Rico The international version of the HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer© (International HERO Scorecard) helps employers learn about best practices that advance workplace health and well-being and determine the extent to which their programs incorporate these …

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Emerging Practices shown to Improve Organizational and 
Cultural Support in the Workplace

Nicole Kashine worked with HERO as a Research Intern from May – August 2019. She is an emerging Research Scientist at AbleTo in the virtual behavioral health care space and is currently an MPH candidate with a concentration on Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at New York Medical College. In …

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