THEHERORESEARCHAGENDA–2016
EXECUTIVESUMMARY
TheHEROresearchagendareflectstheresearchissuesmostimportanttoHEROmembers.
HEROmembersmeetannuallytoreviewkeyhealthandwell-beingresearchactivities
completedovertheprecedingtwelvemonths,discussemergingindustrytrends,andshare
theirthoughtsonimportantresearchtopicsthatshouldbestudiedinthefuture.Theresultsof
thatmeetingarereviewedbytheHEROResearchAdvisoryGroup(RAG),asubcommitteeofthe
HEROResearchCommitteecomprisedofoutstandingleadersinresearch,businessand
educationwithmanyyearsofexperienceinthefield.Basedontheirexpertreview,HERO
leadershipfinalizestheagendathatwillguideHERO’sresearchprioritiesinthecomingyear.
The2016HEROResearchAgendafocusesonthefollowingtopfiveprioritiesbasedonfeedback
fromHEROmembers:
• Well-being:Thereisnoconsensusdefinitionofwell-beingbutthetermisincreasingly
beingusedasareplacementfor“wellness”and“health”.HEROneedstodefinetheconcept
fromHERO’spointofviewaswellasidentifystrategiesformeasurement.
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Sustainability:HEROmemberswouldlikeHEROtodefinesustainability,identifybest
practicesforsustaininghealthmanagementprogramsovertimeandforunderstandinghow
workforcehealthandwell-beingcontributestoorganizationalsustainability.
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HealthandBusinessResults:HEROconductedastudylinkinginvestmentinworkforce
healthtocompanystockperformance.ThestudyispublishedintheJanuary2016issueof
JOEM.HEROwillcontinuetosupportresearchdemonstratingtheimpactofimproving
healthintheworkplaceonbusinessresults.TheworkoftheHealth,Performance,and
Productivity(HPP)StudyCommitteeandtheHERO-PHAMeasurementandProgram
EvaluationGuidearerelatedtothisresearchtopic.
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CultureofHealth:HEROmembersareinterestedinresearchthatguidesorganizationsin
creatingaworkplaceculturethatsupportsemployeehealthandwell-being.TheCultureof
HealthStudyCommitteehasidentifiedelementsofcultureandcompletedaliterature
reviewontheevidencebasesupportingthoseelements.Moreresearchisneededto
demonstratehowtoinfluenceacultureofhealthsoityieldsbusinessoutcomes.
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Engagement:HEROmembersareinterestedinresearchthatdefinesmeaningful
engagementandidentifiesthefactorsthatcreateandsustainbothorganizationaland
individualengagementaswellastherelationshipsbetweenthem.TheEngagementStudy
Committeehascompleteditsinitialcharterstatementandlaunchedaworkgroupdedicated
toanenvironmentalscanonthedefinitionanddriversofengagement.
Inadditiontothetopicsabove,HEROwillinitiateormaintainveryactiveandproductive
workgroupsinthefollowingareasofresearch:
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Employer-CommunityCollaborationinImprovingPopulationHealth:Researchonthe
valueofemployerinvolvementincommunityhealthinitiatives,includingidentificationof
theactivitiesthatmakethemostsenseforemployerinvolvement,andhowbestto
facilitatecollaboration.
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HealthandPerformance:Researchontherelationshipbetweenworkforcehealthand
employeeperformanceandproductivity.
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HEROScorecard:ResearchfocusedonvalidatingandminingthedatacollectedintheHERO
HealthandWell-beingBestPracticesScorecardinCollaborationwithMercerforthe
purposesofidentifyingbestpractices.
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Incentives:Researchonthedesign,applicationandeffectivenessofincentivesinemployee
healthmanagementprograms.
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Technology:Bestpracticeapplicationofhowtechnologysupportsengagementinhealth
strategiesandimprovedoutcomes.
ACCOMPLISHINGTHERESEARCHAGENDA
TheHEROResearchCommitteeiscomprisedofthreesubcommitteesincludingtheResearchAdvisory
Group(RAG),theMeasurementStandardsSubcommittee(MSS),andtheResearchStudySubcommittee
(RSS).TheRAGestablishesHERO’sresearchagendaandprioritieswhiletheRSSprovidesguidanceand
oversightofnewresearchstudies.TheMSSprovidesdatafromtheHEROScorecardtoinformnew
researchandalsoestablishesstandardsformeasurementintheworkplacehealthandwell-beingfield.
Theroleandstructureofthegroupsiscapturedintheflowdiagrambelow.Additionally,topic-specific
StudyCommitteesoutsideoftheResearchCommitteeoftensetthefoundationforHEROresearch
projectsbyhelpingmembersunderstandwhatisalreadyknownaboutagiventopicandbyidentifying
knowledgeandresearchgaps.Thisworkprovidesthefoundationforidentifyingopportunitiesfor
focusedformalresearchstudies.TheResearchCommitteeandtheStudyCommitteesarecollectively
chargedwithproductionofresearchreports,presentations,and/orpublishedpaperstosharewhat
they’velearnedasaresultoftheirresearchactivities.
ResearchDevelopmentandImplementationProcess
EnvironmentalScanor
LIteratureReview
Providefoundation for
morefocusedresearch
studiesthatcreatenew
evidence
Identifyquestions/gaps
RAG:Inform research
agendaandpriorities
ResearchOutputs
DescriptiveResearch:
Generatenewknowledge
toinformfutureresearch
Presentations
White
Papers/Reports
RSS:Generatedetailed
studyproposalsand
provideoversightofnew
research
PublishedArticles
inTradeJournals
MeasurementStandards:
Supportmeasurement
usedinfutureresearch
studies
Disseminateresearchvia
presentations, white
Papers,published
articles,publishedstudies
StudyCommittees
ResearchCommittee
Published
ResearchStudies
HEROisamemberdrivenorganizationsoourprioritiesarebasedonyourpriorities.
HERO’sresearchagendaandprojectsareprimarilyvolunteer-ledandmembershipdriven
throughtheinfrastructureofitsstudycommitteesandtheResearchCommittee.Participation
inthesecommitteesisthegreatestwaytoderivevalueforyourselfandyourorganization.
HEROcommitteescontributenewknowledgeorinformationinseveraldifferentways:
• Environmentalscansorliteraturereviewsidentifywhatisalreadyknownaboutagiven
topicareaandtypicallyidentifiesknowledgegapswithrecommendationsforfuture
research.
• Descriptiveresearchstudiesexamineemployerattitudesorpracticesinaspecificareaand
areoftenaccomplishedthroughqualitativeandquantitativemethodsincludingsurvey,
informationalinterviews,casestudies,orfocusgroups.
• Originalresearchstudiesrelyonsophisticateddataanalysistechniquestogeneratenew
discoveriesaboutaspecificresearchtopic.
• Consensusorguidancepapersthatrepresentcollaborationswithotherorganizations
seekingtoidentifycommongroundaroundpolicyandprogramdesign,implementation,
andevaluation.
ThetablebelowsummarizestheresearchactivitiesanddeliverablesproducedbyHERO
committeemembersbyresearchtopicarea.
ResearchActivitiesandDeliverables
ResearchTopic
CultureofHealth(CoH)
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Employer-Community
Collaboration(ECC)
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Engagement
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CompletedWork
IdentifiedCoHelements
Literaturereview
KnowledgebasearticlepublishedinTAHPin
AJHPin2012
Presentationsoffindingsfromliterature
reviewatHEROmeetings
PresentationsatHEROmeetings
EnvironmentalScanReport
BusinessCaseReport
EnvironmentalScanonMeasuresReport
IdentifyingCultureofHealthMeasures
Report
PublishedpaperonbusinesscaseinJOEMin
2015
DevelopedandlaunchedHealthyWorkplaces
HealthyCommunities(HWHC)website
Charterestablished
StatusandWorkinProgress
Activestudycommittee
Manuscriptin
developmentforpeerreviewedjournalbasedon
literaturereview
• Casestudiesonhowto
createandsustainaCoHin
development
• Activestudycommittee
• Ongoingenhancements
andmaintenanceofHWHC
website
• Phase3ofRWJFgrantfundedefforttoidentify
andtestmeasuresusedin
employer-community
collaborations
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Activestudycommittee
formedin2015
Environmentalscanin
progress
ResearchTopic
HealthandBusiness
Results
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HealthandPerformance
(HPP)
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HEROHealthandWellbeingBestPractices
Scorecardin
Collaborationwith
Mercer
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Incentives
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CompletedWork
StudypublishedinJOEMin2016
linksHEROScorecardtocompany
stockprice
HERO-PHAProgramMeasurement
andEvaluationGuide
CEObriefonbusinessrelevanceof
physicalinactivity
Infographicsonbusinessrelevance
ofphysicalinactivity
2researchstudiescompletedlinking
workerhealthwithproductivityand
publishedin2012PopulationHealth
Managementandin2013inJOEM
Surveyofbusinessleaders
CasestudiesonHPPmeasurement
2015issueofTAHPsectionofAJHP
featuresHPPsurveyresultsandcase
studies
Surveyonemployeruseof
wearables
HEROThinkTankandForum
presentationsonbusinessleader
surveyandwearablessurvey
IHCForumpresentationonHPP
HEROpublicwebinaronwearables
surveyresults
Infographicscreatedforboth
surveys
Articlespublishedinseveralbusiness
trademagazinesonbusinessleader
surveyresultsandwearablessurvey
results
V3launchedonlinein2013
V4launchedin2014
Internationalversionlaunchedin
2016
2012AnnualReport
2014AnnualReport
StudypublishedinJOEMin2014
linksHEROScorecardtohealthcare
costtrends
StudypublishedinJOEMin2016
linksHEROScorecardtocompany
stockprice
LaunchedPreferredProvider
program
Annualtrainingandpresentationsat
HEROForum
ConsensusPaperonProgramand
IncentiveDesignpublishedin2012
issueofJOEM
Developedconsensusresponseto
EEOCproposedruleswithwhite
paperdeliveredtoEEOC
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StatusandWorkinProgress
BeganbetatestingHERO-PHA
ProgramMeasurementand
EvaluationGuide
Developingarticlesforpeerreviewedandindustrytrade
journalsonbusinessimplicationsof
physicalinactivity
Activestudycommittee
Casestudiesonuseofwearablesin
development
Quarterlyincubatorroundtable
discussions
MeasurementStandards
subcommitteesupportsongoing
development
ResearchStudySubcommittee
supportsongoingdataanalysis
usingnormativedatabase
Consensuspaperonresponseto
EEOCproposedrulesonADAand
GINAinpressinJOEM
Currentresearchstudyindata
collectionstagewithoversightby
ResearchCommittee
ResearchTopic
Sustainability
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CompletedWork
Noactivitytodate
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Technology
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Noactivitytodate
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Well-being
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Noactivitytodate
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StatusandWorkinProgress
Needtoidentifyhowtoaddress
thistopicwithinHERO
Needtoidentifyhowtoaddress
thistopicwithinHERO
Needtoidentifyhowtoaddress
thistopicwithinHERO
ANINVITATIONTOJOINTHEHERORESEARCHPARTNERS
Oursuccessinaccomplishingthisambitiousresearchagendadependsonfundingsupportfromvarious
sourcesincludingHEROmemberorganizations,otheremployersinterestedinworkplacehealthand
well-beingresearchand,whererelevant,grantsfromfoundationsandgovernmentagencies.
Basedonourconsiderableexperienceinfacilitatingresearch,weanticipatecarryingoutprojects
supportedbyfourdifferentfundingmodels:
1. Asingleorganizationfundingresearchprojectsofinteresttoit;
2. Twoormoreorganizationscollaboratingtofundprojectsofmutualinterest;
3. Agroupoforganizationscomingtogethertocreateafundingpooltosupportresearchprojects
theyagreeupon;
4. Grantssecuredtofundprojects.
HEROispursuingalloftheseoptionstofacilitateresearchthatalignswiththeHEROresearchagenda.
Theoptionofbringingseveralorganizationstogethertocombinefinancialresourcestofundmultiple
researchprojectsisimportanttoHEROasweplannear-termresearchprojects.Wehavecreateda
collaborationcalled“HEROResearchPartners”tohelpHEROmoveresearchforwardandarecurrently
seekingorganizationsinterestedinbecomingpartners.
WeinviteyoutojointheHEROResearchPartnersbycontributing$10,000tohelpfundourresearch
agenda.AsaHEROResearchPartner,yourorganizationwillhaveavoiceindeterminingtheprojectsto
pursue,alongwiththeopportunitytobeinvolved,atyouroption,inauthoringmanuscriptsresulting
fromtheseprojects.MembersoftheHEROResearchPartnerswillbelistedontheHEROwebsite.
PreviousprojectsmadepossiblebytheHEROResearchPartnersfundhavebeenpublishedinpeerreviewedjournalswithearlyaccesstothefindingsmadeavailablefirsttofundingpartners.These
studiesassessedthevalidityoftheHEROScorecardbycomparingemployers’healthmanagementbestpracticescoreswiththeiractualmedicalclaimtrendsandalsobydemonstratingthatHEROScorecard
high-scoringcompaniesoutperformedthestockmarket.Thesestudiesfoundthattherewasastrong
correlationbetweenemployers’self-reportedbestpracticesandmeaningfulbusinessoutcomes.
Pleaseconsiderthisinvitationtohelpmovethescienceandpracticeofemployeehealthmanagement
forwardasamemberoftheHEROResearchPartners.ContactPaulTerry([email protected])
todiscussparticipationintheHEROResearchPartners.