Education and Training to Build Capacity in Total Worker Health®: Proposed Competencies for an Emerging Field

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• Personal Author:
  Campo S ; Childress A ; Freewynn S ; Hammer LB ; Leff M ; Linnan L ; Macy G ; Maples EH ; McLellan DL ; Newhall WJ ; Newman, Lee S. ; Rogers B ; Rohlman DS ; Scott JG ; Tenney L ; Watkins C
• Description:
  Objective: Establishment of core competencies for education and training of professionals entering the emerging field of Total Worker Health(R). Methods: Compilation and distillation of information obtained over a five-year period from Total Worker Health symposia, workshops, and academic offerings, plus contributions from key stakeholders regarding education and training needs. Results: A proposed set of Total Worker Health competencies aligns under six broad domains: Subject Matter Expertise; Advocacy and Engagement; Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation; Communications and Dissemination; Leadership and Management; and Partnership Building and Coordination. Conclusions: Proposed set of core competencies will help standardize education and training for professionals being trained in Total Worker Health. It serves as an invitation for further input from stakeholders in academia, business, labor, and government [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Competencies Health Programs Health Promotion Health Protection Total Worker Health Training Training Effectiveness TWH Worker Health Workers Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Iowa ; Kentucky ; North Carolina ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059805
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Aug; 62(8):e384-e391
• Contact Point Address:
  Lee. S Newman, MD, MA., Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Director Center for Health, Work & Environment Colorado School of Public Health 13001 E. 17th Pl. B-119, W-3111, Aurora, CO 80045
• Email:
  Lee.newman@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services ; Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Manufacturing ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• 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-512:27bd8dade7c8d3061a0cdbf46118245edad03c241cd452e0268cb413c07e7960239706c46b0bcac1e98f1e923072128a5fe8b4f4b686b34abe7cb8d49e7622c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223877/cdc_223877_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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