Tools & Resources

Check out this article in HR Professionals Magazaine about tuning up your employee benefits plans with updated value-based approaches to gain more value for your investment into healthcare and financial benefits. 

Murray's work on national committees representing employers includes work with national groups like the Physical Activity Policy and Research Evaluation Network (PAPREN) to create information and tools to support physical activity throughout the country and across all stakeholder groups. 

Check out this article in HR Professionals Magazine about the importance of employers focusing on the root cause of many chronic health conditions—weight gain and regain and the social determinants of health. Addressing the spectrum of weights with inclusive benefits is a key lever in reducing health costs and improving workplace culture. 

We put together a toolkit for employers to support the appropriate protection, prevention, and management of risks related to health, chronic disease, and specifically Heart Disease and Stroke. 

As the co-chair of the Obesity Prevention and Management Committee for UprootMS, the state health improvement plan for Mississippi, the team put together a youth campaign called "The 10 Healthy Power-UPs You Can Unlock."  

Read this presentation that Murray presented at the CDC's Expert Panel on Obesity Prevention in the Workplace on how we at Hennepin County, MN, offer a variety of resources and programs for employees and their families to be physically active, learn about healthy foods, and manage other lifestyles to prevent and better manage overweight and obesity-related concerns. 

I had a homecoming with some of the leading researchers in employer health management who are friends at the Midwest Health Promotion Conference. I gave a presentation on Integrating Health in the Workplace. Check it out.  

Over the years of planning and implementing events for state employees, we annually held a Shape Up at the Capitol and a State Employees' Day at the Mississippi Farmers Market. We always had a blast especially doing some line dancing on the lawn.  

Employers need to address solutions for the prevention and management of GERD. This article lays out strategies for focusing more on GERD management. 

In 2019, the US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, visited Mississippi and toured several workplaces that are leading the way in improving employer health in Mississippi. He was encouraged by the use of best practices approaches from the CDC and HERO organization and inspired by the public-private collaborations occurring with the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Mississippi Business Group on Health, and other entities. 

Women's Health is a growing area within the employer and healthcare community. Issues related to women's health are at the forefront of the industry. Click the photo to read more about women's health and the digital divide. 

Murray works in Belize to provide educational programs to employees and leadership with MindUnlocked, Fabrigas, and the Roe Group of Companies, along with holding regular discussions on women's health, youth sports, and other initiatives.  

Check out Chef Marshall's podcast - Life's Special Sause, where I shared what inspires me to take the career path I choose. Click the photo to listen to this brief session. 

 Chef Marshall is a leader in promoting healthy meal planning, preparing, cooking, and storing foods while using close-to-nature principles