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 …
The “Best of 2021 List” of Health Promotion Researchers
The “Best of 2021 List” of Health Promotion Researchers By Paul Terry, HERO Senior Fellow HERO is pleased to report on the winners of the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) Papers of the Year from 2021, to honor some of the best scientists in the health promotion discipline and …
November 2021 Briefs
What is gratitude? Gracias. Merci. Grazie. Danke. Obrigada. Thank you. Many of us know how to express gratitude in multiple languages even if we don’t know another single expression in that language. One of the first lessons we’re taught as children is to say “Please” and “Thank you.” Expressing gratitude is important, …
Forum21 Wrap up- What we did and What’s Next…
Virtual events are filled with information, networking, and challenges like Zoom fatigue, technical difficulties, and an occasional barking dog. These moments are memorable and engaging and can bring us joy, as we all sit far apart but long for connectivity. Connection is important and we are stronger together. That is …
Healthcare Summit 2021 will be held in November, fully virtual
PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) Healthcare Summit shifts to fully virtual, like other HERO events Healthcare Summit will move to November 2, 2021 in fully virtual platform RALEIGH, NC (September 24, 2021) – The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) has shifted the annual Forum conference to a fully …
September 2021 Briefs
Forum21 shifts to fully virtual event It was announced last week that HEROForum21 will shift to a fully virtual platform as the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to cause cases to rise across the United States. HEROForum21 was originally scheduled to take place in Austin, Texas during the week of October …
A word from our CEO: We can’t put learning on hold.
We can’t put learning on hold. By Karen Moseley, HERO President & CEO “The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Board of Directors announces HEROForum21 will move to a fully virtual event.” I never expected to arrive at the same decision and outcome as we did in 2020. This year was …
Healing from Without and Within: Resiliency Lessons from Olympians Sunisa Lee and Justin Spring.
Healing from Without and Within: Resiliency Lessons from Olympians Sunisa Lee and Justin Spring. By Paul Terry, Ph.D., HERO Senior Fellow and Proud Minnesota Gymnast. We Minnesotans have been ‘birging’ on Sunisa “Suni” Lee’s Tokyo Olympic comeback story. That is, we’re ‘basking in reflected glory,’ as news of her astonishing resilience keeps …
One Daunting Vault, Two Resiliency Approaches: Learning from Gymnastics Champion Wendy Bruce-Martin By Paul Terry, Ph.D., HERO Senior Fellow and Former Collegiate Gymnast
One Daunting Vault, Two Resiliency Approaches: Learning from Gymnastics Champion Wendy Bruce-Martin By Paul Terry, Ph.D., HERO Senior Fellow, and Former Collegiate Gymnast As a former collegiate gymnast, I’ve experienced the ‘twisties.’ It’s a disorienting feeling where your inner gyroscope malfunctions and you don’t know which way is up. I was in a …
The Employer’s Role in Countering Mis- and Disinformation: HERO Summer Think Tank
Every day we are bombarded with information. Flooded from sources like social media, news outlets, friends, family members, and co-workers, we are all trying to find our way through the sea of data, infographics, and opinions. Little do we realize that the information coming our way is not random but …