Humble HEalth
overview
Humble Health is an internal health and well-being program that I designed, launched and directed for Myriad. Its mission statement, "building a healthy and balanced workplace community," was the foundation of the program and we focused on three primary dimensions of health that impact employee engagement:
Physical Health
Emotional Health
Creative Health
WORK EXAMPLES
Each year, we designed a mix of health challenges, educational content, events, traditions and general workplace improvements. In addition to continuous research on health and well-being, we consistently interviewed and surveyed the team to understand how to best support the three dimensions of well-being listed above. We also used the program to imagine and design new employee benefits. For example, at the start of Covid-19, we implemented a flexible health and well-being reimbursement policy for the company as well as a WFH stipend. You can read more about that here.
Folate Video - I produced and directed the video above to help employees understand how diet and nutrition can help positively impact their experience and performance at work.
Designer and Animator: Meredith Schmidt // Copywriter: Brent Edwards
Creative Vacations - Creative Health was a new category of well-being that I imagined for the company in 2020. We defined it as the conditions, mindsets and experiences that spark creativity and imagination. When our company switched to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented a wide range of tactics to support our culture and employees’ well-being. Creative Vacations became a weekly post that I shared on Monday mornings. We had originally come up with the concept before the pandemic. Through surveys and discussions, we learned that employees often found creative energy by mixing up their routines and being in new environments. We wanted to find a way to make this concept possible for employees even while quarantined so that we could continue to support their emotional and creative health.
Quarterly Newsletters - To keep the team connected and inspired, we also wrote quarterly newsletters. They were filled with employee interviews, program recaps, employee recipes, etc. Below are a few samples of those newsletters.
Humble Healthy Digest - Winter 2020
Challenges and Events - Every quarter, we typically hosted a health challenge, a small event and a potluck. Above are a few examples of those experiences. The Shred Shrine was a zany event on the last day of the year. We set up different stations throughout the office, one of which had a paper shredder. Employees were able to write down and shred any stressors that were weighing them down.