Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence

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• Personal Author:
  Kelly KM ; Rohlman D
• Description:
  The Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence is one of four "Centers of Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce" funded through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Founded in 2006 by Dr. James Merchant, an international expert in occupational health and safety, the Healthier Workforce Center, through its research and outreach initiatives addresses the implementation, evaluation and dissemination of Total Worker Health(R). During the first five years of funding, various activities laid the groundwork for current research and outreach. In particular, regional conferences and state-wide surveys (Merchant et al. 2013, 2014) identified the burden of injuries, illnesses and health care costs to employers, particularly small employers, and the need for evidence-based low cost resources. In our second finding cycle, the HWCE has continued efforts to increase the impact of our funding and enhance the Center's recognition as a valuable resource for researchers and employers in our region. Internal and external leadership brought together a multidisciplinary team actively engaged in addressing Total Worker Health from basic science to translational research. A Transdisciplinary Research Project has generated preliminary results supporting the benefit of integrating health protection with policies, programs and practices to improve worker health and well-being. Through our Education/Translation Project we have developed and disseminated tools and resources that can be applied across industries, workplaces, and populations to develop, implement, and evaluate programs, policies and practices that benefit workers' safety, health and well-being, increase productivity, and impact the bottom line. At the same time, HWCE pilot projects have expanded the Center's activities by addressing a broad a variety of topics and industries highly relevant to Total Worker Health. Throughout the funding period, our Outreach program has worked with and through employers and practitioners within the region to identify and disseminate information relevant to Total Worker Health(R). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Employee Health Health Communications Information Dissemination Injuries Occupational Hazards Total Worker Health Translational Research TWH Worker Safety Work Organization Workplace Monitoring Work Practices

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-78
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053752
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2019-100323
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U19-OH-008868, 2017 May; :1-78
• Contact Point Address:
  University of Iowa, College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  diane-rohlman@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services ; Public Safety ; Construction
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e26e8320813174f628ed761c306def39def90ebbc2b9878994a3536e16d167d7fbee6b5772e98563f529fef3432f54621ea665be75f1e6b9cc239444a972ebc6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218779/cdc_218779_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 717.53 KB ]