Participatory ergonomics as a model for integrated programs to prevent chronic disease

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• Personal Author:
  Cherniack, Martin G. ; Henning R ; Nobrega S ; Punnett, Laura ; Warren N
• Corporate Authors:
  University of Massachusetts. Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
• Description:
  Objective: To describe the value of participatory methods for achieving successful workplace health promotion (WHP) programming, and specifically the relevance of participatory ergonomics (PE) for the Total Worker Health (TWH) initiative. Methods: We review the concept of macroergonomics, and how PE is embedded within that framework, and its utility to modern WHP approaches such as "social health promotion." We illustrate these constructs in practice within TWH. Results and Conclusions: Participatory ergonomics is relevant to WHP because (1) psychosocial stress contributes to individual health behaviors as well as chronic diseases; (2) job stress cannot be addressed without employee involvement in hazard identification and solutions; (3) the interaction of multiple levels within an organization requires attention to needs and constraints at all levels, just as the social-ecological model addresses higher-level determinants of and constraints on individual behaviors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health Protection Job-stress Occupational Health Programs Psychological Factors Total Worker Health Work Environment Work Organization
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043458
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Dec; 55(Suppl 12S):S19-S24
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura Punnett, ScD, Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854
• Email:
  Laura_Punnett@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Supplement:
  Supplement 12S
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1d62e4a9de42c76e725a495f4694cc56cdb8d90b99e9403557490d67d55ef02aac80cb18111acf25bfed7f4c77b820f7f602915b2bb512fd440b2c2f1fb05471
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195348/cdc_195348_DS1.pdf
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