What Could Total Worker Health® Look like in Small Enterprises?

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• Personal Author:
  Campo S ; Hall J ; Kelly KM ; Robinson EL ; Rohlman DS
• Description:
  Small enterprises have fewer resources, are more financially precarious, and have higher rates of occupational injury and illness compared with larger enterprises. Interventions that address the promotion of health and well-being in addition to traditional occupational safety and health hazards, a Total Worker Health (TWH) approach, may be effective in reducing injuries and preventing illness. However, little research has examined the impact of TWH interventions in small enterprises. The aim of this research was to explore and characterize health and safety practices, policies, and programs in small Midwestern enterprises from a TWH perspective. Utilizing a case studies approach, site visits were conducted with small business, between 10 and 250 employees, from 2014 through 2016 and included workplace audits and interviews with multiple employees in varying roles within each organization. Both open and closed coding were used to identify specific themes. Eight themes emerged from the site visits: value and return on investment, organizational factors, program design, engaging employees, low-cost strategies, evaluation, and integration. These themes overlapped with both the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Essential Elements of TWH and the NIOSH Fundamentals. Industry sector and enterprise size also affect resources and integration of these resources. As TWH expands to organizations of all sizes, it is necessary to address the unique needs of smaller enterprises. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Health Promotion Occupational Safety Safety Programs Small Business Small Businesses Total Worker Health TWH Wellness Worker Safety
• ISSN:
  2398-7308
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052835
• Citation:
  Ann Work Expo Health 2018 Sep; 62(Suppl 1):S34-S41
• Contact Point Address:
  Shelly Campo, Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  shelly-campo@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Work Exposures and Health
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212301/cdc_212301_DS1.pdf
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