JULY 2022
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the CDC Foundation announces the release of a new report: Building a Foundation for a Business and Health Accountability Dashboard – Inspiring Collaboration and Action Between Businesses and Public Health.
The report is an immediate response to the business community’s dictum that “what gets measured gets managed.” The report highlight 23 existing business and health dashboards designed to spur action and establish accountability economic and population health improvements in a community. Three of the dashboards are highlighted in the report as especially useful in tracking progress on metrics important to business and public health leaders.
JANUARY 2022
Applications for the 2022 C. Everett Koop National Health Awards are now being accepted
Press Release: Applications Open to Organizations Demonstrating Best Practices in Workplace Mental Health
SEPTEMBER 2021
New NIOSH Center of Excellence will Focus on Workforce Mental Health
Press Release: University of Michigan Receives C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Efforts to Promote a Culture of Health
Congratulations to the University of Michigan on receiving the 2021 C. Everett Koop National Health Award.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
COVID-19 has exposed the lack of investment in the nation’s public health infrastructure—from chronic underfunding to long-standing inequities. Join Dr. Goetzel and other leaders in business and health in a Washington Post Live conversation about the critical role businesses can play in filling gaps that our systems struggle to address. Register for the program here.
APRIL 20-24, 2020
Join Dr. Goetzel at the Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference, where he will offer an intensive training seminar on "Evaluating Workplace Health Promotion Programs."
JUNE 28, 2019
Good Health is Good Business event/webcast in Washington, DC. U.S. Please join IHPS, Bipartisan Policy Center, and the de Beaumont Foundation for the release of a new report on the value of building partnerships between businesses and local public health departments. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams will keynote this event. An expert panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges for cross-sector partnerships between public health departments and businesses.
JUNE 26-27, 2019
Ignite Wellness Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. This event brings together the business community, nonprofit partners, and government representatives to advance progress, partnerships, and the economy through health. Dr. Goetzel will be a panelist for "Getting on Board: Business Involvement in Community Health."
JUNE 24, 2019
AcademyHealth Study Snapshot: Employer Investments in Internal Culture of Health Improve Stock Performance outlines IHPS research (funded by RWJF) on the link between internal & external cultures of health, company performance, & employee health.
APRIL 6, 2019
Workplace Mental Wellness Conference at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, NJ.
APRIL 1-5, 2019
29th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference. Dr. Goetzel will be presenting at the main conference on the latest research and also running a 2-day intensive training seminar on program evaluation. (Intensive Training Seminars: April 1 & 2 | Core Conference: April 3-5).
FEBRUARY 2019
The application for the 2019 C. Everett Koop Award is now available online.
SEPTEMBER 2018
Press Release: Three Companies Recognized with C. Everett Koop National Health Award Honorable Mentions for their Efforts to Improve Employee Health and Achieve Business Results
Congratulations to Kaiser Permanente, LG&E and KU Energy, and MaineGeneral Health on being recognized as Honorable Mentions in the 2018 C. Everett Koop National Health Award.
AUGUST 2018
Press Release: Five Experts Join The Health Project Board of Directors
Resister now to join Dr. Roemer for her panel discussion and breakout session at the The Global Workplace Wellness Summit (Nov 7-8, 2018, San Mateo, CA) on the benefits and “how-to’s” of measuring and evaluating your wellness initiatives.
MAY 2018
The deadline for the C. Everett National Koop Awards has been extended to June 15th, 2018. Read about the award and find the application here.
Article: What have companies done to improve our quality of life? Ron Goetzel was invited by the Brazilian Association of Quality of Life to participate in a national congress on the theme and the Scientific Meeting of the Coalition Health Institute.
APRIL 2018
IHPS mentioned in Google's FoodLab Magazine
Press release: 'Call to Action' on Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace
FEBRUARY 2018
JHU is working with the CDC to update their Worksite Health ScoreCard, and is looking for organizations interested in participating in a pilot test of the new tool. Participants will receive a comprehensive benchmarking report at the end of the study. If you or a colleague may be interested, please click here for more information.
JANUARY 2018
The C. Everett Koop Award application for 2018 is now available here.
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Parade Magazine's article, Wellness at Work: The New Healthy Epidemic features Dr. Ron Goetzel's research and addresses why business is now onboard with workplace wellness programs. Also featured is the C. Everett Koop National Health Award.
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Improving Mental Health and Well Being Makes $en$e for States (Webcast, 1:00-2:30pm EST). The forum will be a discussion among some of the key thought leaders on the state of mental health both on the federal level and in the states and care models, policy changes and opportunities as well as resources available for advocates working for change.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Dr. Ron Goetzel interviewed Dr. Vivek Murthy, former Surgeon General of the United States. This video was viewed during the Koop Awards Ceremony at the 2017 HERO Forum.
AUGUST 29, 2017
The Health Project announced three companies were selected by a panel of judges for Honorable Mention recognition for the C. Everett Koop National Health Award in 2017. The winners will be presented with their awards at the 2017 Annual HERO Forum in Phoenix, AZ held September 12 – September 14, 2017.
AUGUST 15, 2017
ChangeLab has released its Walk This Way resource, which outlines state and local policies that support physical activity and wellness in and around the workplace. IHPS provided subject matter expertise in support of this CDC funded project.
AUGUST 15, 2017
CDC's "New Frontiers in Workplace Health" Grand Rounds Presentation: Recording featuring Casey Chosewood, Laura Linnan, Jason Lang, and our own Ron Goetzel.
JULY 25 - 26, 2017
2nd Annual National Employee Well-being Conference and Exhibition. Dr. Enid Chung Roemer served as the conference chairperson and discussed “Stakeholders View on Building a Well-being Ecosystem."
MARCH 27 - 31, 2017
Intensive 2-day training seminar: How to Evaluate Workplace Health Promotion Programs, Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
FEB, 2017
IHPS (in partnership with IBM Watson Health) receives one of eight grants from RWJF to build the evidence base for how private-sector investment can help build a Culture of Health
FEB 7, 2017
Health Affairs Issue Briefing: The Work/Health Relationship
JAN 23, 2017
Building A Culture Of Workplace Health: More Complicated Than Offering Workers Money To Be Healthy
DEC 9, 2016
Bipartisan Policy Center's webcast on Exploring the Role of the Business Community in Improving Health
NOV 15, 2016
Maryland State Council on Cancer Control Annual Cancer Conference
OCT 20, 2016
Mental Health in the Workplace: A Public Health Summit
SEPT 30, 2016
Wellness programs carry value for employees, bottom line
SEPT 27-29, 2016
HERO Forum on Leading in Well-Being: Workplaces Influencing the Health of Employees, Families and Communities, Atlanta, GA
SEPT 13, 2016
Press Release: Boise School District Receives C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Efforts to Improve Employee Health and Reduce Costs
SEPT 2, 2016
How Can The Government Improve Prevention Programs In The Workplace?
MAR 31, 2016
How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works
MAR 7, 2016
Money stress is a productivity killer at work
FEB 9, 2016
Press Release: New publication by Dr. Goetzel and colleagues on promoting healthy workplaces by building cultures of health and applying strategic communications
JAN 6, 2016
Press Release: The Health Project publishes a new study on the stock performances of companies that have won the C. Everett Koop Award
OCT 6, 2015
News Release: New Workplace Wellness Guide from Transamerica Center for Health Studies and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
FEB 9, 2015
CDC’s Workplace Health Research Network launched at UNC
JAN 21, 2015
Obesity Prevention and Control in Worksite Settings
NOV 6, 2014
Employee Health Management Programs - Do they work?
NOV 1, 2014
Debunking the myths about workplace wellness
SEPT 17, 2014
The Health Project announces the 2014 C. Everett Koop Award Winners
AUG 26, 2014
New journal publication: Do workplace health promotion (wellness) programs work?
APR 3, 2014
Press Release: Truven Health Analytics and JHSPH launch IHPS
