Introducing Total Worker Health to Small Businesses: A Community-Based Approach

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• Personal Author:
  Jacklitsch, Brenda L.
• Description:
  Small businesses deliver fewer workplace health promotion and occupational safety and health activities than larger businesses [Linnan et al. 2008; Sims 2008], need more external assistance with integrated safety and employee health programs such as Total Worker Health [Newman et al, 2015], and endure a higher burden of occupational injuries and illnesses [Mendeloff et al. 2006]. Business size has also been shown to be one of the best predictors of a small business's involvement with workplace health promotion and safety activities [Linnan et al. 2008; Sinclair and Cunningham 2014]. Many factors, such as these, affect small businesses' lack of motivation to engage in prevention: lack of resources, isolation, low probability of inspection, and inaccurate perceptions of illness and injury rates [De Kok 2005; Hasle and Limborg 2006; Lentz and Wenzl 2006; Parker et al. 2007; Sinclair and Cunningham 2014]. This study targeted two communities, Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The goals of this study were: (1) to understand perceptions of the cost and benefits of TWH approaches among small business owners/operators and employees; (2) to understand perceptions of TWH among community organizations that serve small businesses; and (3) to explore methods for encouraging use of TWH approaches by small businesses. Study steps included: (1) identifying and recruiting intermediaries; (2) deciding the best approach through discussions with the intermediaries; (3) small business recruitment and baseline interviews with the owner or manager; (4) engaging with small businesses via consultations and provided TWH-like services; (5) using exit interviews to determine small business reactions to TWH; and (6) asking intermediaries to reflect on the experience during a final debriefing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Decision Making Economics Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Small Business Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Community Based Costs Decision Making Disease Prevention Health Programs Health Promotion Information Dissemination Information Processing Injury Prevention Occupational Hazards Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Partnership Safety Research Small Business Assistance And Outreach Cross-Sector Research Program Small Businesses Total Worker Health Translational Research TWH Work-life Balance Worker Health Worker Safety Work Operations Work Organization Workplace Studies

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• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  88-89
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058781
• Citation:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2019 Nov; :88-89
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ff4922e406f5e517e564674fdd4b8a1e9214560bb76d1c4dafe4270eaa39c6c6772710d47a901ef55ae3a154ad714049c34f8142f7d19e30f47a780c9688b7c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223178/cdc_223178_DS1.pdf
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