Well-Being Initiatives

Human Sustainability Well-Being Program

Watch the HSI Well-being Survey information meeting to learn more about human sustainability and what it can mean to you.

Please read the recent Temple Now article highlighting the Human Sustainability Index Well-being program.

EDUCATION SESSIONS:

This is a reflection session with a facilitator from Aon’s Human Sustainability Team where you will have the chance to

  • Participate in an interactive forum,
  • Meet other colleagues at Temple,
  • Understand the eight Human Sustainability Pathways better,
  • Ask questions about your results from the HSI Assessment,
  • Understand what steps you can take next in order to have a sustainable work-life.

The content of this Human Sustainability education session combines the latest learnings from Aon’s global client experience, our academic research underpinnings on behavioural psychology and expertise from Human Sustainability coaches to provide a relevant and insightful session to support you with your human sustainability journey.

There are two opportunities to attend a virtual education session. The same class will be offered twice. To register follow the links below:

Tuesday, November 11th - Noon to 1:00pm
Watch recording here.

Thursday, November 13th - 9:15am to 10:15am
Watch recording here.

MASTERCLASSES:

This session will go deeper into one of the Human Sustainability pathways, which is an important skill to be sustainable in the long-term.

  1. Understand the importance of focused pathways
  2. Learn methods to recover and support your awareness and behaviours
  3. Identify the mindset shift and actions you can take to support yourself differently
  4. Execute on a plan and be able to adapt accordingly

The content of this education session combines the latest learnings from Aon’s global client experience, academic research, behavioral psychology and expertise from Human Sustainability coaches. This relevant and insightful session is designed to support your sustainable performance.

There are two opportunities to attend a Masterclass for a deeper dive into your HSI report. The same Masterclass will be offered twice, to register follow the links below:

Tuesday, November 18th - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Watch recording here.

Thursday, November 20th - Noon to 1:00pm
Watch recording here.

FAQ:

What is the Human Sustainability Well-being Program? 

The Human Sustainability Well-being Program is a well-being initiative that helps you be successful in a sustainable way. This program brings together our wellbeing programs including calm, ensuring you have access to resources you need and supports you to focus on self-reflection and action, using innovative tools and insights to better understand your effectiveness as well as how you live and work every day.

Why is Temple University launching the Human Sustainability Well-being Program?

Our employees have been the driving force behind Temple’s evolution. Our momentum relies on supporting you and your colleagues – your well-being and ability to bring your best ‘you’ to work, every day.  This is based on building trust, support and valuing your well-being.

How will this help me be more sustainable?  

The Human Sustainability Program will help you be more sustainable as it 

•supports you with your awareness of feeling well and thriving, while connecting this to the way you work and live every day 
•helps you to make informed decisions about how to support your wellbeing 
•helps you create an individualized action plan with recommendations to reduce stress and burnout
•connects you to Temple’s benefits that can help support your well-being
What is the Human Sustainability Index? 

The Human Sustainability Index (HSI) is a well-being survey that is designed to help you understand your current personal sustainability and what you can do to manage and improve it. It includes introductory questions about your life and work, followed by specific questions about 8 different aspects - or pathways - of your wellbeing.

Upon completion of your HSI, you will be able to download your Personal HSI Report. Your Personal HSI Report summarizes both your overall sustainability position and your unique position within each well-being pathway.  It will also provide links to the Temple benefits in each pathway.

Who has access to my data? 

Personal information collected will exclusively be administered by data administrators from our external provider Aon. No personal information about you will be disclosed to your manager, your people team and anyone else at Temple University. Temple University only gets access to fully aggregated information to inform our people strategy and to provide more support for our colleagues. 

How can I participate in the Human Sustainability Well-being Program? 

All employees at Temple University will be invited to the program. Please watch out for the following to ensure that you are participating in the program: 

1.Launch email with links to the invitation to the kick-off Q&A session, the Annual financial,  Health and Wellness Fair , educational sessions and masterclasses from
2.Invitation to complete the HSI Well-being Survey from .  
What additional support is available at Temple University to help me with my wellbeing? 

Please go to the TU Portal Health and Well-being page which contains further information about the well-being benefits and resources available to all faculty and staff.

Whom can I reach out to for further questions? 
•For technical and specific questions about the HSI Well-being survey please contact
•For questions about Temple’s Well-being initiatives please contact