Grants

Grants Activating Employers as Agents of Change in the Implementation of Lifestyle Medicine With funding support from Ardmore Institute of Health Goal: Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into the workplace through health and well-being offerings from employers. This grant will enable HERO to leverage its thought leadership and expertise in research and …

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2022 Fall Think Tank

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May 2022 HERO Briefs

HERO News- A Word From Karen “April showers bring May flowers.” This quote has always reminded me of change and growth, and is apropos for what’s happening at HERO. A sign of individual growth, three HERO team members are wearing new titles: Ariane Mistral, Director of Education & Events; Emily …

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Using Community-Based Participatory Research in Churches to Tailor the Diabetes Prevention Program for African American Women: Lessons Learned and Outcomes

Is faith the new prescription for disease prevention? Heather Kitzman, PhD, Director of Research at the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center and Professor at Baylor University, and Leilani Dodgen, MPH, Research Manager at the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center, think so. Their research into …

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March 2022 Briefs

Finding Connection A new blog from Karen Moseley, President & CEO of HERO “Love and belonging are irreducible needs for all people. In the absence of these experiences, there is always suffering.” ~ Brene Brown COVID finally caught up with me. After more than two years, I wasn’t able to …

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Trends in Mental and Emotional Health Practices by Employer Size

Mary Imboden is the Director of Research at the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), where she oversees the research agenda, research committees,  and the HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer©. Mary is also the Chair and an assistant professor of the Kinesiology Department at George …

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Lessons Learned From a Global COVID-19 Mixed Methods Survey From the Early Pandemic Days

At the beginning of the pandemic, we completed one of the largest global surveys of COVID-19 knowledge, intended behaviors, trust, and preferred information sources. It also included a rich set of qualitative answers to help inform quantitative analysis. In this talk, we’ll share a series of interesting findings that came …

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February 2022 Briefs

The State of HERO Last week, the HERO Board of Directors met for their annual meeting, highlighted by the election of new Directors and Officers. February 2020 marked our last election when Anita Shaughnessy assumed the role of Board Chair. Anita’s full two years as Chair have been marked by …

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2022 Summer Think Tank Meeting

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January 2022 Briefs

2022 Intentions: Fresh Eyes New Year’s resolutions. Do you react positively or negatively to the mention of such? Personally, I have mixed feelings from year to year. More recently, I’ve gravitated toward a one- or two-word intention. For 2022, my intention is “fresh eyes.” After enduring so much change and …

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