Employee Well-being – Resources

The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) is an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars, and policy experts from around the world who are working in areas of brain health related to human cognition. The GCBH focuses on brain health relating to people’s ability to think and reason as they age, including aspects of memory, perception and judgment. AARP convened the...» Full Article

Medical professionals care. They also experience higher rates of burnout and depressive symptoms than the general population. In fact, suicide is estimated to be the second leading cause of death for medical residents, and American doctors take their lives at twice the rate of the general population. Samaritans, Inc. is here for you – and for your patients. The mission of Samaritans is t...» Full Article

GOAL 1. CREATE POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS: Transform health care work systems by creating positive work environments that prevent and reduce burnout, foster professional well-being, and support quality care. GOAL 2. CREATE POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Transform health professions education and training to optimize learning environments that prevent and reduce burnout and foster profession...» Full Article

The changing landscape of the U.S. health care system – how care is provided, documented, and reimbursed – has had profound effects on clinical practice and the experiences of the professionals who provide patient care (“clinicians”), students and trainees in the clinical learning environment (“learners”), and patients and their families. Mounting system pressures have contributed t...» Full Article

The Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts has announced the winners of its annual WorkWell Massachusetts Awards, recognizing employers that show outstanding performance in worksite health promotion, which includes programs to address workers’ physical and mental health, social connectedness, community involvement, and financial security. The application process for the awards asked empl...» Full Article

What we need to do differently to generate enthusiasm and increase participation. There is definitely an art to creating enthusiasm and generating participation in your company’s worksite wellness initiative. From our perspective, based on practices of Well Workplace Award winning companies, we suggest organizing your participation with the some ideas. Read more... ...» Full Article

What is Total Worker Health? Most employers want to keep their workers safe and healthy at work. However, they may not see how the job itself—the characteristics of the work, how it is designed and completed each day–can also play an important part in their workers’ health, well-being, and performance. In 2011, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at the Center...» Full Article

The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) and Population Health Alliance (PHA) are pleased to present (herein referred to as “Guide”),a core set of metrics for the evaluation of employee health management programs. After two years and countless hours of research and discussions by more than 60 members of both organizations and many outside experts, HERO and PHA are responding to e...» Full Article

Wellness is the active pursuit to understand and fulfill your individual human needs—which allows you to reach a state where you are flourishing and able to realize your full potential in all aspects of life. Every person has wellness aspirations. Successful workplace wellness initiatives require supporting employees in fulfilling their needs in seven areas. Read more... ...» Full Article

By choosing to implement a Workplace Wellness Program you are making a smart investment in the health and productivity of your people and your organization. This toolkit will help you get started by providing step-by-step instructions on how to create one of the most important elements of your program: the Workplace Wellness Committee. Inside the toolkit you’ll find helpful tips, tools a...» Full Article

When was your last ophthalmology visit? For some healthcare leaders, it’s time to correct their tunnel vision when it comes to patient satisfaction metrics and data. You can improve the patient experience by investing in employees Employees who use their strengths provide a better patient experience The right metrics help you monitor and measure employee needs Read more… ...» Full Article

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports efforts nationwide to reduce the risk factors associated with childhood and adult obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke through its State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health (State Public Health Actions) program. Through a federal gra...» Full Article

For many of us, relaxation means zoning out in front of the TV at the end of a stressful day. But this does little to reduce the damaging effects of stress. To effectively combat stress, we need to activate the body’s natural relaxation response. You can do this by practicing relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, rhythmic exercise, and yoga. Fitting these activities into you...» Full Article

MHA and our colleagues throughout the state thank Congressman Richard Neal for his tireless advocacy in making sure we have the clinicians we need to address the #opioid crisis. ‪We join Congressman Neal in supporting the Opioid Workforce Act. #mapoli Read more... ...» Full Article

At its core, addressing burnout is about helping care teams recapture the joy and purpose. The goal is not simply an absence of burnout; but to cultivate a culture of well-being so clinicians can best care for their patients. Burnout and well-being are complex cultural issues with no off-the-shelf fix. Hospital and health system leadership must believe in the importance of clinician well-being a...» Full Article

Employee wellness programs have become a staple in many corporations as a way to attract top talent, keep them happy and productive, and decrease employee turnover. The key to having a successful corporate wellness program is by encouraging overall well-being while still keeping it fun (see #57 for a perfect example). If you can’t get your team engaged then your wellness program ideas will quick...» Full Article

Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts (WWCMA) announced the winners of its annual WorkWell Massachusetts Awards program aimed to recognize Massachusetts employers for their exemplary work in worksite health promotion. Five of the six Gold Award recipients were MA hospitals. As well as of only two Innovator Awards, one was a MA hospital. The Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts (WWCMA...» Full Article

The demands of caregiving can be overwhelming, especially if you feel that you’re in over your head or have little control over the situation. If the stress of caregiving is left unchecked, it can take a toll on your health, relationships, and state of mind—eventually leading to caregiver burnout. And when you’re burned out, it’s tough to do anything, let alone look after someone else....» Full Article

With increasing demands on time, resources, and energy, in addition to poorly designed systems of daily work, it’s not surprising health care professionals are experiencing burnout at increasingly higher rates, with staff turnover rates also on the rise. Yet, joy in work is more than just the absence of burnout or an issue of individual wellness; it is a system property. It is generated (or not)...» Full Article

If you work in the wellness industry, I’d like you to consider yourself part of a “helping profession”. Just like nurses, teachers, counselors, first responders or nonprofit leaders, you come to the office every day with the overall mission of helping those in need. Read more…...» Full Article

CPH-NEW is a NIOSH Total Worker HealthTM Center for Excellence. This  program was supported by NIOSH Grant Number U19-OH008857.A free online continuing education program on causes, impacts, and prevention strategies to deal with job stress.The online program consists of 4 modules to educate nurses on the latest research on job stress concepts, stressors in the healthcare workplace, the impact...» Full Article

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System [1], which revealed that a significant number of people die annually from medical errors. The report spurred two decades of action on the part of hospitals and health care professionals to improve patient safety. The IOM, renamed the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), is now add...» Full Article

Sharing Knowledge to Combat Clinician Burnout. Click here to find articles, research studies, and other resources ...» Full Article

The Schwartz Center leads a movement to bring compassion to every healthcare experience. One of the most powerful ways we advance compassion is by honoring caregivers who provide truly compassionate care–care that is supportive, respectful and kind....» Full Article

CDC Workplace Health Resource Center is a one-stop shop for workplace health promotion that gives employers resources to create a healthy work environment.

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IHI created a white paper to serve as a guide for healthcare organizations to engage in a participative process where leaders ask colleagues at all levels of the organization, “What matters to you?” — enabling them to better understand the barriers to joy in work, and co-create meaningful, high-leverage strategies to address these issues.

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The Mayo Clinic conducted a study that demonstrates that a 12-week in-person stress management and resilience intervention led to a statistically important and clinically meaningful improvement in happiness, satisfaction with life, and gratitude in healthcare workers.

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This toolkit has helpful tips, tools and resources you can use to recruit, organize and manage an effective in-house wellness committee that drives results.

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