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 …
HERO October Briefs
Forum19 Proceedings are Here! We invited contributors to these proceedings who had data to share and stories to tell about thriving organizations that understood that healthy cultures are prerequisites to health for individuals. While we cast collaboration as the approach that requires the highest level of complexity and commitment, these proceedings demonstrate …
2020 Winter Think Tank Meeting
Member Spotlight: Tad Mitchell, President and CEO – WellRight
Tad and Dee Edington at the Michigan Wellness Council Conference on September 19, 2019. Tad Mitchell is a thought leader in habit-based, holistic wellness. He is currently the President and CEO of WellRight, a provider of employee wellness solutions. He is the author of 21 Habits, 101 Challenges, 102 Challenges …
Thriving & Flourishing – Successful Aging (At Any Age)!
While we can’t change genetics, we can promote the odds for effective adaptations that allow extended enjoyments in later life. How? By attitude adjustments based upon worthy insights, and wiser lifestyle choices made before, during and after age changes commence. Successful aging is something that should appeal to all age …
Discussing Results from a National Corporate Culture of Health Survey: Is the Health Promotion Profession Ready for a Broader Value Proposition?
With Dr. Sara Singer, Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Professor by courtesy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Hosted by Dr. Paul Terry, HERO, Senior Fellow Dr. Singer will present results from a national survey recently published …
Opening to the HERO Fall Think Tank on Loneliness and Social Isolation
Loneliness is a topic that I have become personally familiar with over the past 12 months. Last year, after a busy summer that included lots of family adventures, moving from PA to NC, sending my baby chick to college and kissing my husband good-bye on August 29, 2018—our 26th wedding …
Member Spotlight: Kathy McCarthy, MHealthy, University of Michigan
Kathy McCarthyAdministrative AssistantMHealthy, University of Michigan Kathy McCarthy is the administrative assistant to the interim senior director of MHealthy, the University of Michigan employee wellness department. In this role, she supports MHealthy in bringing comprehensive health and well-being programs to faculty and staff across three academic campuses and the university hospital. …
Plans for a Labor-Free Weekend
Even though the autumnal equinox is later in September, many consider Labor Day as the official end of summer. This Labor Day is the 125th anniversary of the national holiday that recognizes the importance of the American workforce to our country’s strength, prosperity and well-being—one more reason that I’m grateful …
HERO Scorecard International Benchmark Report: Focus on India
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 best practices. The International HERO Scorecard is intended for …