HERO February Briefs

From the Heart A long, vertical string of beautiful, round images hangs in my home office. A gift from the Global Wellness Institute, “The Wellness Moonshot Calendar: A Year of Inspiration” is a call to action to create healthier cultures within workplaces everywhere. The February image is pink with the …

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The constitutionality of mandates: Does that debate relate to wellness incentives?

photo credit: peoplesafe.uk.co Last month when D.C. Circuit Court Judge John Bates nullified the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulations related to the use of financial incentives in employee wellness programs I parsed between the words coercion, incentive and inducement in an effort to consider why. Though the EEOC was …

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The “Best of 2018” List of Health Promotion Researchers

To honor some of health promotion’s best scientists and especially to recognize those who bring outstanding humanity to their field of inquiry and bigheartedness to their writing, I am pleased to announce the American Journal of Health Promotion’s “Papers of the Year” from 2018. As I worked with our Associate …

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HERO December Briefs

Now Available: HERO Scorecard 2018 Progress Report  Oh, what a year it’s been! 2018 was an exciting year for HERO and we are happy we were able to see so many of you at our events. Before we close out 2018, we have the HERO Scorecard 2018 Progress Report. This new …

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2019 HERO CMO/CHO Summit

Psychologically Healthy Organizations: The CMO/CHO’s Role in Surveilling and Addressing Social Determinants of Mental and Emotional Health February 11, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm*, followed by the CMO/CHO Summit Dinner The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio, TX 2019 CMO Summit Sponsor This HERO Summit is designed to provide evidence-based updates on …

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The Impact of Perceived Effectiveness of HWB Initiatives on Participation, Health and Medical Cost Improvement

by Mary Imboden, PhD, HERO Membership Manager and Research Associate Mary Imboden is HERO’s membership manager and research associate. As a trained exercise physiologist, her background is in the benefits of physical activity on health and well-being. At HERO, she is interested in using her background knowledge to assess how healthy …

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HERO October Briefs

We have a lot to share this month so here is an outline to guide you through these HERO Briefs (click on the title to go directly to that section): Denouement: HEROForum18 HERO Leadership Awards for 2018 Save the Dates! Webinar with Common Ground Health: Wed, Nov 14, 2018 11:30 …

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HERO August Briefs

Upcoming Learning Opportunities Abound! Check out the Upcoming Events section below. You will find information on the member’s only Fall Think Tank, “The Intersection of Financial Well-being and Mental Health,” taking place at 2:30 PM on Monday, October 1st. That morning we will also be hosting the University and Healthcare Summits. Each Summit features expert …

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From Wellness to Well-being to “Collective Well-being”: Our field’s growing ambitions in research and practice

In this session, Yale’s Brita Roy will unveil a new, literature based model called “Collective well-being” which can serve as a holistic measure of the overall “health” of a community. Patty Purpur de Vries will review Stanford’s “Well-being Framework” and we will compare these models and discuss how each offers …

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Lifestyle Management Services Associated with Employee Health Risk and Medical Costs

By Xiaohui (Sherry) Tang, PhD, Research Coordinator, Baylor College of Medicine As an experienced researcher and behavioral epidemiologist, Dr. Xiaohui (Sherry) Tang is skilled in epidemiology, health promotion, and data analysis. She is strongly interested in design, implementation, and evaluation of worksite well-being initiatives and promotion of healthy workplace culture. Sherry …

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