About Us
Our Philosophy
Emory WHSC Office of Well-Being (EmWELL) was formed in 2022 to develop strategies that protect the well-being of healthcare and health sciences professionals at Emory. EmWELL partners with teams across the system to establish well-being as a long-term value, address environmental stressors, optimize the nature of work, and enable culture that prioritizes and promotes wellness and professional fulfillment.
Mission
To support and improve the individual, team, and organizational well-being at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC).
Purpose
To create, enhance, lead, and study innovative well-being initiatives that include interventions, education, research, and advocacy, in partnership with teams across the WHSC.
Vision
To be a recognized leader in the development, realization, and promotion of health science and health care well-being practices through active observation, thoughtful study, and meaningful collaboration.
WHSC Definition of Workplace Well-Being
The optimal state of health and fulfillment experienced by people and teams when they feel:
- Safe
- Balanced
- Respected
- Supported in their efforts
- Connected to their communities
- Satisfied by being able to function at their best, and
- Joyful from engaging in meaningful activities
About the definition:
In 2022 EmWELL (Emory Office of Well-Being) developed this working definition of well-being based on the feedback of more than 1,400 team members at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center. When we understand what well-being means to our teams, then we can best understand how to talk about it with our teams, how to measure it, and how to make sure as leader's we're leading towards it.
Our People
EmWELL infrastructure of the Advisory Council, Committees and Workgroups includes close to 120 representatives from various teams across WHSC who advise on strategy, support implementation of EmWELL's initiatives, and ensure the voices from the front lines are heard.