Strategies and Challenges by Size and Sector for Implementing Integrated Approaches to Worker Health

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• Personal Author:
  McLellan DL ; Sorensen, Glorian
• Description:
  Background and Objectives: Growing evidence shows that integrating strategies of occupational safety and health (OSH) and worksite health promotion (WHP) may be more effective in improving worker health than the traditional worksite model of having separate approaches. While appealing, implementing integrated approaches may be challenging and few resources exist for interested practitioners and worksites. Additionally, there may be specific strategies and challenges across industry sector and size that are unique. This presentation will address these topics by 1) describing and analyzing strategies and challenges to integrated approaches in large and small manufacturing businesses and in large hospitals, 2) analyzing differences found across size and sector and 3) identifying integrated resources for worksites to use. Methods: This paper uses qualitative data analysis methods including reviews of field staff interviews, process data, and documents. Results: Preliminary results from the two sectors indicate that while there are unique challenges and strategies to use for integrated approaches in the manufacturing and hospital sectors, there are also similarities. While large organizations may have more resources for integrated programming, complex hierarchies may exist that complicate efforts. Small organizations may lack extensive resources but have the flexibility to implement integrated approaches. Management and union buy-in are critical to integrated programming success. There are a number of resources now available for integrated approaches to worker health. Conclusions: Though differences exist, there are common challenges and strategies across these two industry sectors and sizes that may enhance integrated approaches to worker health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Health Promotion Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Programs Health Care Workers Health Promotion Manufacturing Occupational Safety And Health Total Worker Health TWH Work Organization
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061464
• Citation:
  APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2012 Oct; :258170
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah L. McLellan, PhD, MHS, Research Scientist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Community-Based Research, 450 Brookline Ave, LW 715, Boston, MA, USA 02215
• Email:
  deborah_mclellan@dfci.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2fc07dd36c62238f3a074a97b083984846f516769038859b20d3fabb6a46d132175c32a508078a96b063c2a5c72642f196c8fd38b8a467c2ccfdc64619aa917c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224993/cdc_224993_DS1.pdf
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