Archive: Apr 2019

A new paper examines psychometric properties of the Flourish Index (FI) and Secure Flourish Index (SFI) in the workplace setting.  Written by Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska and Eileen McNeely of SHINE and Tyler J. VanderWeele of the Human Flourishing…

A new study on the effects of secondhand smoke on never smokers has just been published by SHINE Harvard researchers.  The study reports associations between legacy secondhand tobacco smoke (SHTS) exposure going back decades and several severe…

There’s a clear business case for helping employees get healthy, but it’s more than that—it’s simply the right thing to do. We’re facing unprecedented levels of poor health—from obesity and chronic health conditions to loneliness, which…

A new paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) authored by Tyler J. VanderWeele (Human Flourishing Program – Harvard), PhD, Eileen McNeely, PhD (SHINE – Harvard) ; Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH (Culture of Health…

Delta flight attendants are complaining that a new set of uniforms introduced by the airline are still causing skin rashes and worse almost a year after the company introduced them. And while the airline says it is addressing the issue, some flight…

We’re excited to announcement that SHINE’s research in the supply chain is featured in a Harvard Business School Case Study: New Balance Athletics, Inc., a major U.S.-based athletic footwear and apparel brand, sources most of its footwear…