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2020: A 20/20 Vision for Collective Well-being

HEROForum20

A 20/20 Vision for Collective Well-being

How Group Dynamics and Social Connectedness Shape Individual Choices… and What Viral and Racial Pandemics Teach Us about Being in it Together

September 2020
A Virtual Forum

At Forum20 we will examine “collective well-being” and ask how groups, organizations and our social spheres shape our destiny, fulfillment and life satisfaction. Forum20 carries forward our learnings from Forum19 where we asked how employers can better achieve well-being through collaboration, and we examined tenets of “collective action” and how individuals influence the direction of groups. To be sure, individual and group influences are bi-directional. Still, the worksite wellness movement has been steeped in behavioral psychology and has deployed education programs primarily focused on individual behavior change.

This year we examine how well we are employing principles of social psychology to advance well-being and how we are shaping group dynamics to bolster our aims to become the best places to work. Plus, we’ve asked our faculty to reflect on COVID-19 and global protests related to racism as historic teachable moments. Will the pandemic and discord about social injustice fundamentally alter our investments in disease prevention and employee and community health and social support?

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Comments from Forum19

  • It’s always great to come to this conference!
  • I absolutely loved it! Great information, great connections!
  • Great speakers and great attendance/audience. Everyone asks such great questions, I feel like I got a lot of value from my peers.
  • Overall, great event! Great venue, location, educational sessions, balanced schedule and engaging networking opportunities. Thank you for a great forum!
  • The staff rocks!
  • I learned usable program information in the breakout sessions.
  • I enjoyed hearing what others are doing in worksite wellness.
  • Opportunities for networking and learning from others was valuable.
  • I liked the ability to connect with people facing the same challenges.
  • I liked the variety of topics and different formats for the general and breakout sessions this year.
  • Relevant, meaningful content.
  • The theme of collaboration was well executed throughout the forum. Everyone should walk away with additional ideas and bolstered motivation to bring these ideas to their individual workplaces.
  • I enjoyed the keynote speakers, especially Andrea Walsh.
  • I liked the vast array of topics/presenters.
  • Great sessions and info!
  • Great networking opportunities with valued colleagues.
  • I liked the alignment of content to theme and the inspiring and challenging speakers.
  • I love pushing the boundaries to challenge the common way of thinking of well-being.
  • Best one ever!
  • Great job!

HERO is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Provider ID# 101039 ©2020 Health Enhancement Research Organization 'HERO Health'

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