Building Capacity for Integrated Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-Being Initiatives Using Guidelines for Total Worker Health® Approaches

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson P ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Karapanos M ; McLellan DL ; Nagler E ; Pronk NP ; Schmidt D ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Spoonheim J ; Wallace LM
• Description:
  Objectives: To describe the process used to build capacity for wider dissemination of a Total Worker Health(R) (TWH) model using the infrastructure of a health and well-being vendor organization. Methods: A multiple-case study mixed-methods design was used to learn from a year-long investigation of the experiences by participating organizations. Results: Increased capacity for TWH solutions was observed as evidenced by the participation, plans of action, and experience ratings of the participating organizations. The planning process was feasible and acceptable, although the challenges of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic only afforded two of the three worksites to deliver a comprehensive written action plan. Conclusions: A suite of services including guidelines, trainings, and technical assistance is feasible to support planning, acceptable to the companies that participated, and supports employers in applying the TWH knowledge base into practice. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Health Promotion
  • Occupational Health
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Total Worker Health
  • TWH
  • Models
  • COVID-19
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Guidelines
  • Training
  • Health protection
  • Worker safety
  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  411-421
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061969
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 May; 63(5):411-421
• Email:
  nico.p.pronk@healthpartners.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• End Date:
  20260831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225299/cdc_225299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 233.64 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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