Health Risk Calculator: An Online, Interactive Tool to Estimate How Health Impacts Workers’ Compensation Claim Incidence and Cost

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• Personal Author:
  Brockbank C ; Dally M ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Tenney L
• Description:
  Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate a web-based, educational Health Risk Calculator that communicates the value of investing in employee health and well-being for the prevention of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Methods: We developed and evaluated the calculator following the RE-AIM framework. We assessed effectiveness via focus groups (n=15) and a post-use survey (n=33) and reach via website analytics. Results: We observed evidence for the calculator's usability, educational benefit, and encouragement of action to improve worker health and safety. Website analytics data demonstrated that we reached over 300 users equally in urban and rural areas within 3 months after launch. Conclusion: We urge researchers to consider the ways in which they can communicate their empirical research findings to their key stakeholders and to evaluate their communication efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Electrical Equipment And Supplies Mortality Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Dissemination Research Communication Systems Electronic Components Electronic Equipment Employee Health Fatalities Injuries Preventive Medicine Protective Measures Research To Practice Total Worker Health Translational Research TWH Work Environment Worker Health Workers Workers' Compensation Worker Safety Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056402
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2019 Jul; 61(7):597-604
• Contact Point Address:
  Natalie V. Schwatka, PhD, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aur
• Email:
  Natalie.Schwatka@ucdenver.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• 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-512:18f09dbe9df616f7833740dba9ee2ad68c028d8e8a30718926eb78c023a69e75eac6ec9967711da91de1ebd32ad9ae1897f4f5d7a52195160cac6cf9646991aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214016/cdc_214016_DS1.pdf
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