Total Worker Health 2014-2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves

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• Alternative Title:
  Using Total Worker Health to Advance Worker Health and Safety [2020]: Total Worker Health 2014-2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves
• Personal Author:
  Chang, Chia-Chia ; Childress, Adele ; Chosewood, L. Casey ; Hudson, Heidi L. ; Nigam, Jeannie A.S. ; Tamers, Sara L.
• Description:
  Background: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of and update on the Office for Total Worker Health (TWH) program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH). Methods: This article describes the evolution of the TWH program from 2014 to 2018 and future steps and directions. Results: The TWH framework is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. Conclusions: The CDC/NIOSH TWH program continues to evolve in order to respond to demands for research, practice, policy, and capacity building information and solutions to the safety, health, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Hazards Health Programs Injuries Injury Prevention Occupational Safety And Health Policy Protective Measures Safety Measures Safety Programs Total Worker Health TWH Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Worker Well-being

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• ISBN:
  9783039219926
• Publisher:
  MDPI
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Total Worker Health
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; OD - Office of the Director ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  21 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061085
• Citation:
  Using Total Worker Health to advance worker health and safety. Rohlman DS, Kelly KM, eds. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2020 Sep; :1-19
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara L. Tamers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  stamers@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Rohlman, Diane S. ; Kelly, Kevin M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Using Total Worker Health to advance worker health and safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9d52d30d4ed2c7ef69443e07fc84ef5fe21180cf0729d1317f7cd929b108f1dcd71769469b1a92e5203410aef3562f32e8bb1a4a786345da8bf52af4fd01a908
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182951/cdc_182951_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 576.19 KB ]