When we think about factors that impact our health, typically we focus on things like nutrition, how much physical activity we get, our sleep habits or our relationship with our doctor.  But research is showing that other factors - referred to as social determinants of health, can actually impact up to 80% of employees health outcomes!  To learn more about this, Bridgette spoke with two experts from OhioHealth, Ernest Perry, the Senior Advisor of Diversity & Inclusion, and Autumn Glover, the Senior Director of Community Health Partnerships. Together they discussed how employers can use data to take the first step in learning which determinants are most strongly impacting their population – as well as interventions that you can build into your benefits and wellness strategy to start making an impact.

The OhioHealth podcast series, Episodes to Wellbeing at Work, is a resource to guide you in creating the most effective strategies to support employee health and wellbeing.  We're sharing the honest conversations we're having with experts at OhioHealth as well as vendor and employer partners on how we're creating work environments and experiences where employees thrive.  Join us for a healthy conversation about wellbeing at work!   

While employee wellness programs tend to focus on how employees can support their own wellbeing, research is showing that developing supportive, compassionate and emotionally intelligent leaders plays an integral role in employee health outcomes.  Alice Wheeler, Vice President of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness and Wendy Larzelere, Senior Consultant for Talent Development & OhioHealth's Leadership Academy return to the podcast to talk about how they're developing leaders with these skills at OhioHealth, and how including this type of leadership development in your employee wellbeing strategy makes business sense.  

Back pain affects nearly everyone at some point in their life, but there are things you can do to help ease the pain and discomfort as well as prevent problems from happening in the first place. In this episode, Jack discusses spine health with two OhioHealth Employer Solutions experts: Nick Burke, an Exercise Physiologist and Jose Santos, a Physical Therapist.  Listen in for tips on living your life with less pain and more mobility.  

Whether you take part in sports recreationally or you’re a competitive athlete, even the smallest change in your diet can make a noticeable difference in your performance and recovery.  In this episode, Erin and Jack speak with Dawn Holmes, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics with OhioHealth. They discuss nutrition recommendations for training outside, tips that often get overlooked when trying to improve performance, the craze around supplements, and much more.    

In this special episode of the podcast, Erin and Jack are answering ALL of your great listener questions. They cover topics you might expect like well-being, gratitude, and workouts as well as some fun questions about their personal lives. This is a fun one you don't want to miss!

Career wellbeing is a dimension of wellness that is often overlooked, but can actually be one of the most influential on your health and happiness. In this episode, Bridgette McCullough, Advisor for Customer Strategy, returns as guest host to chat with two leaders from OhioHealth Employer Solutions including Vice President, Dr. David Lee and Director of Fitness and Wellness, Amy Upp.  They discuss why career wellbeing is so important in your ability to thrive,  the major factors that can influence it, and what you can do to strengthen this area of your wellbeing and keep it strong!

Did you make a New Year's resolution this year? In this episode, Eric Cook, OhioHealth Wellness Consultant and Certified Health Coach returns to the podcast along with Certified Nurse Practitioner, Levi Fredritz, to chat with Erin about resolutions. You'll get their take on whether or not making a resolution is beneficial and best practices for setting and meeting your health wellness goals overall. Their thoughts on this topic might surprise you!

There are so many myths out there about health and wellness, and this episode will help you to debunk some of the biggest! Jack and Erin co-host this episode with Eric Kick, OhioHealth Exercise Physiologist and Certified Personal Trainer.

This episode examines nutrition guidance from the pyramid to the plate with Ohio State University dietetic intern, Maddie Skanski and Registered Dietitian, Laurie Coleman.  They chat with Erin about which recommendations they think are best, and how to use them for a positive impact on our hunger and health.