Hypertension management in the workplace: Evidence from a RCT clinical trial in China (JAMA, March 2020)
For a long time, few clinical trials were completed addressing the effects of workplace-based wellness intervention programs on the management of high blood pressure (BP). From January 2013 to December 2014, a cluster randomized clinical trial of a hypertension management program was conducted in 60 workplaces across 20 urban regions …
Use of Social Strategies Linked to More Effective Health and Well-being Initiatives
Megan Flanagan is a Wellness Consultant with PacificSource Health Plans in Portland, Oregon. She works with private and public-sector employers throughout the state to implement successful workplace wellness programs. As a Master’s of Public Health graduate from Utah State University, Megan served on the Utah Health Improvement Plan Committee and is a …
HERO May Briefs
Bright Spots Responses to the global pandemic are varied. Individually, we may cycle through anxiety, hope, exhaustion, joy, repeat. And we see it in the faces of the healthcare workers-each one a hero–some of whom volunteer to leave their families to travel to work in areas of high demand. With …
Member Spotlight: Lauren (Schulte) Remspecher, MPH, CHES Senior Director, Member Engagement & Communications – St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition
Lauren (Schulte) Remspecher, MPH, CHES; Senior Director, Member Engagement & Communications – St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition Lauren (Schulte) Remspecher is senior director, member engagement and communications for the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition (BHC), a non-profit collaborative supporting over 70 leading employers in their efforts to improve …
Shared Value in Community Partnerships: Measures that matter to results-oriented stakeholders
Somava Saha, MD, Director, Executive Lead, Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World and Well Being In the Nation (WIN) Network Somava Saha, MD, serves as founder and executive lead of Well-being and Equity in the World (WE in the World), as well as executive lead of the Well Being …
The Employer’s Role in Community Health: What’s working and not working in public-private partnerships
Marna Canterbury, Director, Community Health, HealthPartners Marna has been a leader in community health improvement for more than 25 years for health plans, clinics, nonprofits and schools. As Director of Community Health for HealthPartners, Marna provides leadership in convening of community in the development, implementation and evaluation of community needs …
Being Safe Versus Safer When We Go Back to Work
Normalizing masks and hard-earned lessons from the AIDS pandemic. Though CDC guidelines recommend wearing cloth masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19, you can expect public adherence to vary as much as expert opinions and role modeling from political leaders varies. We need to be concerned about the latter because …
COVID-19: Resources for Employers & HERO Member Spotlights
HERO Member Bright Spots We commend the numerous companies who are responding in innovative ways to support their local and global communities and want to applaud especially the efforts of our HERO members. Please share with us examples and anecdotes of what your organization and others are doing. Email: Karen.Moseley@hero-health.org …
HERO April Briefs
Resilient Growth When we encounter new experiences, we learn new ways of interacting with the world and we grow. We do this our whole lives. When we are very young, these milestones are celebrated: our first step, our first word, graduating from college. I think we all know why growing …
Grow
When we encounter new experiences, we learn new ways of interacting with the world and we grow. We do this our whole lives. When we are very young, these milestones are celebrated: our first step, our first word, graduating from college. I think we all know why growing is important. …