Impact of Advising on Total Worker Health Implementation

Details

• Personal Author:
  Brown CE ; Dally M ; Dexter L ; Huebschmann AG ; McMillen J ; Newman, Lee S. ; Schwatka, Natalie V. ; Shapiro DC ; Tenney L
• Description:
  Objective: Little is understood about the mechanisms for improving the adoption and implementation of Total Worker Health(R) (TWH) in workplace settings. The primary objective of this study was to identify whether the delivery of TWH advising is associated with subsequent changes in TWH in small-to-medium sized businesses. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study of a TWH intervention in 200 organizations completing Health Links Healthy Workplace Assessments(TM) between October 2016 and December 2019. Organizations were offered consultation via telephonic and live web-based advising sessions. Results: Organizations exhibited non-significant albeit positive change in assessment scores from baseline to assessment 2. Businesses receiving advising showed significant score improvements from assessment 2 to 3, versus those without advising. Conclusions: TWH consultation may enhance adoption of organizational behaviors that promote worker health, safety, and well-being over time. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Behavior
  • Health Promotion
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Small Business
• Keywords:
  • Total Worker Health
  • TWH
  • Intervention
  • Work operations
  • Work organization
  • Small businesses
  • Longitudinal study
  • Health communications
  • Behavior
  • Behavior patterns
  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062627
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Aug; 63(8):657-664
• Contact Point Address:
  Liliana Tenney DrPH, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., W-3111, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045
• Email:
  Liliana.tenney@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225833/cdc_225833_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 286.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4fbd3c3e6a3771af4a1a525d6c79760b587a439e1a12d2e6bcd81b3c14eab203875cf3f3387d59ea661aa3ee4f8e25cdd390a74dd29fa48a90e5507b913d8726