We believe that the world is entering a new “health first era”—a time defined by shifting expectations, disrupting technologies, and new demands around health equity and health promotion. This new future is being determined by the decisions we make today. And we—the public health and business communities—have the opportunity, and the responsibility, to shape it together.
The PHBL roundtable series invites health experts and business leaders to spark the conversation on today’s and tomorrow’s most disruptive trends and lead the discussion on burning challenges at the nexus of public health and business leadership. The small-scale events offer a confidential and personal space for business leaders who want to be ahead of the curve to engage with public health experts around the most pressing issues facing businesses in the new “health first era”. Business leaders from across industries and sectors have the opportunity to discuss with experts a range of salient topics in business and health and ask questions particular to their own companies’ challenges in these areas.
The Work Continues: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Workplace
As organizations advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives, the health status of employees and their families is often overlooked. A healthy work environment and equitable access to high-value health offerings should be available to all.
The Future of Work: Back to Business in the Health First Era
Business and employer preparedness and control plans for employees returning to work post–COVID-19 have far-reaching impacts. Whether employees are returning in person or in hybrid models, or are continuing remote work, business leaders are faced with many decisions related to continuity of operations.
Healthy Buildings: Back to Business in the Health First Era
COVID-19 has made it clear that the places where we live and work have a significant impact on our health, which has accelerated the shift toward healthy buildings. o keep operations going while minimizing the risk to employees, most companies emptied their offices, factories, stores, and other facilities in early 2020. But with a greater understanding of the virus, the emergence of effective vaccines, and world slowly reopening, can we go back to business as usual in a new “health first era”?
In the year since the World Health Organization first declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we have seen scientists, governments, private industry, and health systems across the world working at incredible speed to minimize this global threat. The session will include robust discussion with subject-matter experts, as well as exclusive access to the latest in vaccine research being conducted at Harvard.
