My HERO Summer Internship
Emma Kroll As a year, 2020 has been hard – for everyone. For me, it has been especially challenging, as it seemed all of the things I had been working and planning for, for so long, were falling apart. My junior year study-abroad abruptly ended, and with it, my chance …
Member Spotlight: Patty Purpur de Vries, MS; Director of Strategy, Outreach and Innovation for Stanford’s BeWell Program
Patty Purpur de Vries, MSDirector of Strategy, Outreach and Innovation for Stanford’s BeWell Program and an Ambassador for Stanford’s WellMD Center Born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Patty graduated from Stanford University in 1989 after receiving a full-athletic scholarship. She was a 9-time NCAA All-American in the Shot …
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 …
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 …
Extending a Helping Hand
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. 3M: Increasing production. Donating protective equipment …
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 …
Member Spotlight: Lisa Nichols, Assistant Vice President of Community Health – Intermountain Healthcare
Lisa NicholsAssistant Vice President of Community HealthIntermountain Healthcare Lisa Nichols has 23 years of experience working in non-profit health care with underserved populations, including extensive experience with federally qualified health centers and Title X programs. She currently serves as the assistant vice president of community health for Intermountain Healthcare where …
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 …