Dissemination and Implementation Science Approaches for Occupational Safety and Health Research: Implications for Advancing Total Worker Health

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• Personal Author:
  Cunningham, Thomas R. ; Glasgow RE ; Guerin, Rebecca J. ; Harden SM ; Parish M ; Rabin BA ; Rohlman DS ; TePoel MR
• Description:
  Total Worker Health(R) (TWH), an initiative of the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related health and safety hazards by promoting efforts that advance worker well-being. Interventions that apply the TWH paradigm improve workplace health more rapidly than wellness programs alone. Evidence of the barriers and facilitators to the adoption, implementation, and long-term maintenance of TWH programs is limited. Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science, the study of methods and strategies for bridging the gap between public health research and practice, can help address these system-, setting-, and worker-level factors to increase the uptake, impact, and sustainment of TWH activities. The purpose of this paper is to draw upon a synthesis of existing D&I science literature to provide TWH researchers and practitioners with: (1) an overview of D&I science; (2) a plain language explanation of key concepts in D&I science; (3) a case study example of moving a TWH intervention down the research-to-practice pipeline; and (4) a discussion of future opportunities for conducting D&I science in complex and dynamic workplace settings to increase worker safety, health, and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Dissemination And Implementation Science Evidence-based Interventions Health Equity Health Promotion Information Dissemination Intervention Occupational Safety And Health Safety Practices Total Worker Health Translational Research Translational Science TWH Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; Iowa ; Ohio ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063903
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov; 18(21):11050
• Contact Point Address:
  Rebecca J. Guerin, Division of Science Integration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., MS C-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Email:
  hlb3@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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