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Virgin Pulse Taps Progressive Well-Being Experts to Form Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board
Virgin
Pulse, the market leader in the rapidly-growing employee health
engagement category, today announced the creation of the Virgin Pulse (News - Alert)
Science Advisory Board. Culled from a wide variety of experts and
luminaries across the well-being spectrum whose research has long
benefitted Virgin Pulse, the Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board ensures
that Virgin Pulse is consistently monitoring and acting on the research
and drivers of real, long-lasting behavior change and well-being as the
company continues to enhance its platform. This science-backed approach
allows experts on the Board working with Virgin Pulse to ensure each
component of the company's well-being platform is molded and backed by
leading scientific research that maximizes the impact in all areas of
employee well-being and the outcomes the program produces.
The Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board brings together the best minds
across internationally recognized professionals and academics
specializing in key fields. Their research will continue to ensure
Virgin Pulse's future innovation and product development is rooted in
the latest scientific findings. Board members include:
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Shelley Carson, Ph.D.: Carson is a Harvard-educated doctor of
experimental psychopathology. Her research focuses on creativity,
psychopathology and resilience, and has been widely published in
national and international peer-reviewed science journals.
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Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, Ph.D., MPH: Christakis directs the
Human Nature Lab at Yale University and is the Co-Director of the Yale
Institute for Network Science. He is a social scientist and physician
who conducts research in the areas of biosocial science, network
science, and behavior genetics.
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Eric A Finkelstein, Ph.D., M.H.A.: Finkelstein is Executive
Center Director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care and Professor
at the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School
and Research Professor at Duke University lobal Health Institute. He
is a leading international health economist doing research in the
economics of health behaviors.
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Ron Goetzel, Ph.D.: Goetzel is a Senior Scientist and Director
of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS) at the
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg (News - Alert) School of Public Health, and Vice
President of Consulting and Applied Research for Truven Health
Analytics. He is a nationally recognized and widely published expert
in health and productivity management (HPM), return-on-investment
(ROI), program evaluation and outcomes research.
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Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH: Landrigan is Director of the
Sleep and Patient Safety Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and
Research Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Boston's Children's
Hospital. A major focus of his work has been evaluating the effects of
healthcare provider sleep deprivation on patient and provider safety,
and the effects of interventions to reduce these risks.
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I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD, MPH: Lee is Professor of Medicine at
Harvard Medical School and Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard
School of Public Health. Her research primarily focuses on the role of
physical activity in preventing chronic diseases and enhancing
longevity.
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David Nash, MD, MBA: Nash is the Founding Dean of the Jefferson
School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University. He is
internationally recognized for his work in public accountability for
outcomes, physician leadership development and quality-of-care
improvement. Nash is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Population Health Alliance, and is also on the NQF task force for
Improving Population Health.
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P. K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS: Newby is a Harvard-trained nutrition
scientist and food writer with more than fifteen years of experience
researching and teaching why what we eat matters, farm to fork. She is
an internationally recognized expert for her work in diet and obesity
and communicates regularly with the public as "The Nutrition Doctor"
on a wide range of issues in food, nutrition, and sustainability.
"Well-being is about so much more than taking a certain amount of steps
every day or choosing a salad instead of fries," said Dr. Jennifer
Turgiss, Vice President, Health Solutions at Virgin Pulse and Director
of the Virgin Pulse Institute. "To truly understand and impact employee
well-being, organizations must take a holistic approach that integrates
a wide variety of elements that impact physical, cognitive, and
emotional states. By partnering with experts in these fields, we are
ensuring that we've got our fingers on the pulse of the latest
developments across the Board members' fields of expertise. We'll be
more informed, our customers and members will be more informed, and
everyone will stand to benefit. This is an amazing collection of
brainpower and experience and we look forward to bringing their
collective knowledge to life in our platform."
For more information, please visit www.virginpulse.com.
About Virgin Pulse
Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson's famed Virgin Group, helps
employers create a workforce with the energy, focus, and drive necessary
to fully engage at work and in life. With its award-winning, online
platform, the company fosters healthy daily habits and sustainable
behavior change that help employees thrive at work and across all
aspects of life. Unlike narrowly-focused employee health and engagement
solutions, Virgin Pulse is a hub of consumer-focused strategies and
innovative tools that set the foundation for a company's engagement
efforts. More than 250 industry leaders representing more than 2 million
employees have selected Virgin Pulse's programs to reinvigorate their
workplace. Learn more at www.virginpulse.com.
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