Degree of Integration Between Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Wellness Programs: First-Year Results from an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant for Smaller Employers

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• Personal Author:
  Al-Tarawneh IS ; Bushnell PT ; Lampl MP ; Meyers, Alysha R. ; Morrison CA ; Tseng C-Y ; Turner DM ; Wurzelbacher, Steven J.
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to describe levels of integration between occupational safety and health (OSH) and workplace wellness programs/practices/policies ("programs") among participants in an insurer-sponsored wellness grant program. Methods: We analyzed survey responses about year 1 of an insurer-sponsored grant to start a wellness program from 220 small- and medium-sized employers. Responses yielded 25 indicators of OSH-wellness integration, and 10 additional indicators to summarize multiple responses. Results: At least half of the employers (N = 220) reported some level of integration within five of seven categories of OSH-wellness integration. Employers sometimes considered ergonomics, safety, or substance exposure hazards while designing their wellness program (15%) or reduced such hazards to support their wellness program (24%). Few meaningful differences were observed by employer size. Conclusions: Although high levels of integration were unusual, some degree of integration was common for most indicator categories. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Integrated Approaches Future Of Work Health Programs Measurement Occupational Occupational Safety Organizational Assessment Organizational Design Safety Programs Small Businesses Total Worker Health TWH Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation Work Organization Workplace Wellness

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056355
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2019 Sep; 61(9):704-717
• Contact Point Address:
  Alysha R. Meyers, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Center for Workers' Compensation Studies, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  ARMeyers@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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