Proceedings from a National Summit on Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being: A Focus on the Graduate Academic Environment

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• Personal Author:
  Davis MF ; Goetzel, Ron Z. ; Harter J ; Hilton L ; Kent KB ; MacKenzie EJ ; McGee EO ; Roemer EC ; Stratton KJ ; Troester JM ; Vietas J ; Zhang Y
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of the study is to spotlight the challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve workforce mental health and well-being in higher education institutions. Methods: We convened a full-day summit of subject matter experts from academia, business, government, and practice to share research and best practices on workplace mental health. Results: Highlights from the summit are presented in this paper covering the importance of leadership and culture; the mental health costs associated with being a Black STEM scholar; the role of the environment; case studies of three university mental health and well-being programs; and the future of work. Conclusions: Establishing a culture of caring requires leadership commitment, strategic planning, accountability and shared responsibility, and measurement and evaluation. Higher education institution leaders are called to lead by example; foster community partnerships; adopt a Total Worker Health framework; and regularly evaluate progress. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Academic Institutions Author Keywords: Workplace Mental Health Case Studies Future Of Work Health And Well-being Higher Education Mental Health Total Worker Health TWH Well-being Workplace

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; District of Columbia ; Iowa ; Kansas City Region [OSHA] ; Maryland ; Michigan ; Ohio ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA] ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070050
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Dec; 66(12):970-977
• Contact Point Address:
  Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  rgoetze1@jhu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20210901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14cfc78948782d3ca7d99be4ad05cda3d93096dac854fcc9fe3a3625a03e67f0a27c61c709abf13f0b4d26711cf8a76c44b806fab06241c15c2872208d5bde07
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208349/cdc_208349_DS1.pdf
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