July 2021 Briefs
Forum21 is a hybrid event for everyone. For more than a year, the world has held webinars, conferences, meetings, family events and even weddings, virtually. Now, as we all begin the first steps towards a new normal, HERO plans to hold our annual Forum in Austin, Texas. This year we continue our annual tradition of bringing together …
How It Started | How It’s Going: 4 Ways to Build Personal and Organizational Immunity
The State of Wisconsin Employee Trust Fund (ETF) has a geographically dispersed and diverse population of more than 165,000 individuals, including current and retired employees from the University of Wisconsin system, state agencies, and nearly 300 local government entities. Employees work in more than 400 locations throughout the state. Since …
What’s new in Version 5 of the HERO Scorecard?
The HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer© (HERO Scorecard) is a free online survey that was designed as an educational and benchmarking tool to help employers identify and assess their use of practices that support more effective health and well-being initiatives. Since the initial launch …
HERO February Briefs
“Every day we write the future.” Photo by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, used under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original In this month of honoring the significant contributions of Black Americans to our shared history, my attention has been on the young Black woman who is …
Genetic Testing in Health and Wellness Programs: Results of a Recent NIH-Funded Study
Patricia A. Deverka, MD, Executive Manager, Deverka Consulting Marc S. Williams, MD, Director Emeritus Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger The science behind genetic testing and the applicability of such tests in managing population health is expanding at a rapid pace. At the same time, the costs of tests are coming down. …
Reply Below with Your Best Books of All Time for Health Promotion Professionals
Assembling a best books list of any kind is fraught with the potential to disappoint, dissimulate and devolve into controversy about what books did and did not make the list. I must say up front, I just love that! What better way to provoke thought about what has brought us …
HERO December Briefs
What’s your Word for 2021? 2020 Word is Zoom As we wind down 2020, we reflect on all that the year has taught us about health equity and racial equality. 2020 has been a banner year for HERO research, with 22 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, 3 in industry trade …
Changing Health and Well-Being Practices among Large Employers: Reviewing Six Years of HERO Scorecard Data
Authored by Beth Umland, Director of Employer Research for Health and Benefits, Mercer More than 1,300 organizations have completed Version 4 of the HERO Health and Well-Being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer since it was launched in 2014. As we prepare to move on to Version 5 of …
Ryan Bojrab, DPT, LSSBB; Senior Director of Health Strategy, First Person
Ryan Bojrab, DPT, LSSBBSenior Director of Health Strategy, First Person Ryan Bojrab brings almost ten years of combined experience in healthcare administration, clinical practice and wellness program management to First Person Advisors. He channels those skills to fulfill his passion for building evidence-based healthcare solutions that help organizations meet their …
HERO Scorecard
HERO Scorecard HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer© (HERO Scorecard) The HERO Scorecard is designed to help organizations learn about best practices for promoting workplace health and well-being, and to discover opportunities to improve and measure progress over time. Developed in consultation with leading authorities …