Advancing Age-Friendly Workplaces Through the NIOSH National Center for Productive Aging and Work

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• Personal Author:
  Grosch JW ; Kaur H ; Ortiz B ; Scholl, J. C,
• Description:
  The workforce in the USA and other industrialized countries is aging, mainly because of increased life expectancy, the presence of the "baby boom" generation, and declining fertility rates. Moreover, emerging trends, such as the shift toward nonstandard or contingent work arrangements and the erosion of defined-benefit plans, will require workers to prolong their stay in the workforce. Hence, understanding the safety and health needs of aging workers is a necessity, not only to better protect and advance the safety, health, and well-being of those who work into later life but also to take advantage of the important contributions that older individuals can make to their employers and society as a whole. The National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) has long recognized the growing need to examine the impact of age-related changes on the occupational safety and health (OSH) outcomes and well-being of aging workers. In 2015, NIOSH launched the National Center for Productive Aging and Work (NCPAW). Drawing from the concept of productive aging and adapting it to OSH, NCPAW seeks to advance the safety, health, and lifelong well-being of workers of all ages. This mission can be accomplished through the support of safe and healthy work environments for everyone through comprehensive strategies that allow workers to be safe, healthy, and productive at all ages. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the productive aging concept as it applies to workers of all ages. This chapter also applies this concept to workers' personal and professional development and their contributions to their organizations as they transition throughout the life cycle. Then the chapter discusses productive aging as a guiding framework for "age-friendly" workplaces. Finally, the chapter provides an overview of NCPAW's approach to productive aging in the context of occupational safety and health (OSH) and its research and practical implications. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Longevity Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Aging Workforce Author Keywords: Productive Aging Life-span Lifespan Occupational Safety And Health Older Workers Total Worker Health Work Ability Worker Health Workers

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• ISBN:
  9783030039158
• ISSN:
  2198-7084
• Publisher:
  Springer
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-83
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056831
• Citation:
  Handbook of rehabilitation in older adults (Handbooks in Health, Work and Disability). Gatchel RJ; Schultz IZ; Ray CT, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019 Feb; :63-83
• Contact Point Address:
  J. C. Scholl, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Center for Productive Aging and work, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC/NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• Email:
  xhn3@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Gatchel RJ; Schultz IZ; Ray CT
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Handbook of rehabilitation in older adults (Handbooks in Health, Work and Disability)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214337/cdc_214337_DS1.pdf
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