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 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 …
HERO March Briefs
We want to start this newsletter with some wonderful, uplifting, heart-warming news. Our very own Mary Imboden, HERO’s Membership Manager & Research Associate, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Sunday, March 15th. I know you share our joy and well wishes for Mary and her family during this …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Check out these recent HERO Study Committee Publications and News!
The Healthy Workplaces Healthy Communities Committee just published a report focusing on the importance of social determinants of health and implications for the workplace: Social Determinants of health- an Employer Priority. Stay tuned, as infographics highlighting key take-aways and specific action step for employers, and a summary report, are to …