More thoughts from our HEROForum20 Ambassador: Olympic Champion Jesse Diggins (Interview Part 3)
For the full interview, go the AJHP at: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/2PVYKDVT9TBUXXTI9UAG/full More thoughts from our HEROForum20 Ambassador: Olympic Champion Jesse Diggins (Interview part three) HEROForum20 begins next week! We have virtual learning sessions scheduled throughout the month of September. (See dates below or on our website). Our opening session is: Tuesday, September …
HERO August Briefs
Lemonade out of Coronavirus Lemons Last month, you heard from HERO Committee Project Manager Emily Wolfe as she shared what she and other working mothers are feeling at the start of this school year as 56.4 million K-12 students return to school, many of whom are learning remotely. This month, …
Countdown to Forum: Jessie Diggins Interview Part 2
For the full interview, go the AJHP at: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/2PVYKDVT9TBUXXTI9UAG/full More thoughts from our HEROForum20 Ambassador: Olympic Champion Jesse Diggins (Interview part two) HEROForum20 is almost here! We have virtual learning sessions scheduled throughout the month of September. (See dates below or on our website). Our opening session is: Tuesday, September …
HERO Forum20 Ambassador: Olympic Champion Jessie Diggins
A full interview with Jessie Diggins and a review of her book “Brave Enough” is available open access at the American Journal of Health Promotion. Introducing our HERO Forum20 Ambassador: Olympic Champion Jessie Diggins (Interview part one) HEROForum20 is going remote in September 2020, and we have learning sessions scheduled …
The State of Disability Management Among Employers
Zaira Chaudhry, MD, MPH worked with HERO as a Research Intern from January – May 2020. She is a physician-in-training who earned her M.D. at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She also holds an MPH from the University of New England and a B.S. in Human Biology from Cornell …
The Surprising Impact of Vaping in the Workplace: Treatment and Policy Implications
As the nation navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting employee health is a top concern. However, one factor may not be on the radar for many organizations yet, though it should be: vaping in the workplace. Vaping isn’t harmless, either for e-cigarette users or for those exposed to secondhand aerosol (i.e., …
HERO July Briefs
Faith, Not Fear As working parents around the nation prepare for their children to return to school, many are facing the same circumstances under which school dismissed for the summer: virtual learning. HERO’s Committee Project Manager Emily Wolfe reflects on the impact this is having on her family. Emily has …
Faith Not Fear
Last week at bedtime, my oldest son, Harper (9 yrs.), and I disagreed about staying up late and where he would sleep (he’s afraid of the dark). The disagreement ended in tears. Soon the conversation shifted from bedtime to Harper asking why my husband and I work so much. Harper reflected …
Member Spotlight: Ezequiel Galarce, PhD; Vice President, Behavioral Insights, Rally Health
Ezequiel Galarce, PhDVice President, Behavioral Insights, Rally Health Ezequiel’s work at Rally Health is focused on leveraging data to improve the effectiveness with which their digital products facilitate better consumer decision making. He has over two decades of experience in exploring solutions to help close the gap between people’s best …
Measuring participation in worksite health promotion programs
Five years ago, HERO and the Population Health Alliance (PHA) published a comprehensive set of standards to guide the measurement and evaluation of employer-based well-being initiatives. The standards for participation measurement included a recommendation for more research on “the amount of intervention necessary to produce a positive health outcome” and …