Food As Medicine Episode 3 With Dr. Dexter Shurney
Behavior Change Architect
Welcome to the third episode in the Food as Medicine series of the Behavior Change Architect Podcast. In today’s episode, we are welcoming back Dr. Shurney to discuss how this all impacts our clients, our populations, and ourselves. What can we do to turn our knowledge of food as medicine into better health and wellbeing? We welcome back Dr. Dexter Shurney, the president of the Blue Zones Wellbeing Institute, our sponsor for this series. As a thought leader in this field, he brings us practical resources for how food as medicine can be incorporated into our programs and our...
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Food As Medicine Episode 2 With Dr. Dexter Shurney
Behavior Change Architect
The Behavior Change Architect Podcast, hosted by Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D., discusses innovative and evidence-based behavior change strategies designed to increase wellbeing. The third series focuses on food as medicine and is sponsored by The Blue Zones Wellbeing Institute. In the first episode of the series, we introduced our listeners to this topic with the help of our guest, Dr. Dexter Shurney. In today’s episode, the second in the series, we are welcoming back Dr. Shurney as we delve deep into the state of the research and the topic of misinformation. Dr. Dexter...
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Food As Medicine Episode 1 With Dr. Dexter Shurney
Behavior Change Architect
Welcome to the third series of The Behavior Change Architect Podcast, hosted by Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D. In this series, we will be focusing on something we can all relate to… food. So much of our lives revolve around food, whether it's for celebrations, comfort, socializing, or fuel. But can the food we eat be thought of as more than just nutrition? Over the course of the three podcasts in this series, we will be focusing on food as medicine, including discussions on the experience of food and how that affects our wellbeing. Throughout the series, our guest will be Dr. Dexter....
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Resolutions: Yea or Nay? Episode 3 with Kathy Caprino
Behavior Change Architect
Today’s guest, Kathy Caprino, is an internationally recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker, and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business. Kathy Caprino is also a corporate vice-president and a trained therapist and executive coach, who assists women in business to make a difference in the world. She has written for Forbes.com, Thrive Global, and LinkedIn and hosts the podcast Finding Brave. In today’s episode, we discuss her journey and her view on New Year's resolutions, goals, and her perspective of 2022. IN THIS EPISODE: • [03:00] Kathy Caprino’s...
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Resolutions: Yea or Nay? Episode 2 with John Norcross
Behavior Change Architect
In this episode, Dr. John Norcross is back to provide insight on how the science of behavior change can help us be successful in keeping our resolutions not only in the new year but throughout the year! Dr. John Norcross is an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Dr. Norcross is the author of more than 400 scholarly publications, and his work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews. In this episode, Dr. Norcross discusses the science behind making resolutions and change, and his book ‘Changeology’ which is based on 40 years of scientific...
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Resolutions: Yea or Nay? Episode 1 with John Norcross
Behavior Change Architect
Today’s guest, Dr. John Norcross, is an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy. Dr. Norcross is the author of more than 400 scholarly publications, and his work has been featured in hundreds of media interviews. In this episode, Dr. Norcross provides insight on setting our New Year's resolutions: the history behind the tradition, how we keep them, and the reasons behind why we let them slip. Tune in to hear Dr. Norcross explain how the pandemic affected our resolutions, the number one resolution people make each year, the statistics on how many succeed, and...
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Well-Being Where You Work: Putting it into Practice
Behavior Change Architect
Today’s guest, Dr. Sam Dolezal, is the Wellbeing Officer at Union Bank & Trust, acting as the company go-to for anything health & wellness related. Sam’s role focuses on personal training, fitness classes, and generally being a cheerleader for the employees. Sam asks the question ‘How do individuals learn?’ and provides information on how she helps others to strive for well-being. UBTWell offers a whole host of benefits including the wellness reimbursement account, where associates get $250 every year to spend on a variety of approved items. Tune in to hear Kerry and Sam...
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Well-Being Where You Work: What Have We Learned?
Behavior Change Architect
The Behavior Change podcast is hosted by Dr. Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D. discussing innovative and evidence-based behavior change strategies designed to increase wellbeing. Today’s guest, Dr. Ron Goetzel, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized and widely published expert in health and productivity management return on investment program, evaluation and outcome research. Dr. Goetzel is the senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of public health, the director of the Institute for health and productivity studies, and the president and CEO of the health project. Tune in for Dr. Kerry Evers...
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Well-Being Where you Work: Trendspotting
Behavior Change Architect
Today’s guest, Karen Mosely, is the president and CEO of the Health Enhancement Research Organization, also known as HERO. HERO is a national think tank dedicated to advancing best practices in workplace health and wellbeing. Karen provides a summary of where she views the workplace health and wellbeing field being right now, including equity, sustainability, workplace performance and mental and emotional health. Tune in to hear Karen’s description of HERO as a trend spotter in the field, and how the future of workplace well-being will have a focus on diversity and inclusion, the employer...
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Change is "on the air"
Behavior Change Architect
In this pilot episode, you’ll learn about Kerry Evers and her intention to create conversations about the challenges surrounding behavior change and how to innovate in the field. She will lead discussions with thought leaders, industry experts and innovative scientists to challenge the way we approach change in our behavior. Why is the science of behavior change important? It’s a field of study that has woven itself into an endless list of business types, fields, products and services including health, wellbeing, organizational change, safety, finance and mental health. Change can be...
info_outlineThe Behavior Change podcast is hosted by Dr. Kerry E. Evers, Ph.D. discussing innovative and evidence-based behavior change strategies designed to increase wellbeing. Today’s guest, Dr. Ron Goetzel, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized and widely published expert in health and productivity management return on investment program, evaluation and outcome research. Dr. Goetzel is the senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of public health, the director of the Institute for health and productivity studies, and the president and CEO of the health project. Tune in for Dr. Kerry Evers and Dr. Ron Goetzel’s conversation as they discuss workplace wellbeing in addition to establishing a relationship between employee wellbeing, productivity and organizational success!
IN THIS EPISODE:
- [01:00] Americans will spend about a third of their lives at work
- [02:45] There is a relationship between employee health and well-being and economic and business outcomes
- [04:00] Can you improve the health and wellbeing of your employees?
- [06:00] The culture of the organization and leadership are central to any programs
- [08:00] What will emerge post COVID-19
- [11:30] Top 10 list of magic ingredients for workplace programs
- [16:00] Recommendations for small businesses
- [21:00] C Everett Koop National Health Awards
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Worksites are doing more well-being and disease prevention work than any other entity in society today.
- There are many benefits to implementing wellness effectively, not only for the employees, but also for the organizations.
- Simple wellness-focused changes can cost almost nothing and create monumental change.
BIO:
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Vice President of Consulting and Applied Research at Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters Healthcare Business) is a nationally recognized expert in health management, data analysis, and applied research. He has led numerous projects focusing on documenting the health and productivity cost burden of various disease conditions and the ROI achieved by health management programs. He is Principal Investigator (PI) on several large-scale NIH, CDC, and CMS funded studies focused on risk reduction and cost savings. Dr. Goetzel earned his doctorate in Organizational and Administrative Studies and his MA in Applied Social Psychology from New York University, and his BS degree in Psychology from the City College of New York.