The perils of integrating wellness and safety and health and the possibility of a worker-oriented alternative

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• Personal Author:
  Chosewood, L. Casey ; Howard J ; Hudson HL
• Description:
  In response to the article by Michael B. Lax, MD entitled "The perils of integrating wellness and safety and health and the possibility of a worker-oriented alternative," the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides updated information on the current focus and priorities and addresses concerns raised regarding the Total Worker Health initiative. Many of the concerns and criticisms in the report echo those NIOSH publicly shares on a regular basis. The theory and practice of Total Worker Health (TWH) continues to evolve in response to valuable stakeholder input like that provided by Dr. Lax. In 2015, NIOSH updated the TWH concept to emphasize the main focus of TWH is the primacy of traditional health protection which prioritizes employer responsibilities for the organization of work over individual worker health behaviors. NIOSH acknowledges the past lack of "fit" between theory and practice in some publications of TWH-funded grantees as Dr. Lax points out. NIOSH is hopeful that the solicitation of new research, which is now underway, will clarify the work-centered priorities for TWH-funded research. Based on input from Dr. Lax and other stakeholders, NIOSH looks forward to contributing more effectively to protecting and promoting worker safety and health in the new twenty-first century world of work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Promotion Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Employee Health Employees Health Promotion Health Protection Integration Of Worksite Health Promotion And Health Protection Preventive Medicine Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Well-being Worksite Wellness

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  345-348
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048325
• Citation:
  New Solut 2016 Nov; 26(3):345-348
• Contact Point Address:
  Heidi L. Hudson, Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-50, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  hlhudson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203100/cdc_203100_DS1.pdf
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