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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Personal Author:
Pronk, Nicolaas P.
Description:
Objective

To describe integrated worker health protection and promotion (IWHPP) program characteristics, to discuss the rationale for integration of OSH and WHP programs, and to summarize what is known about the impact of these programs on health and economic outcomes.

Methods

A descriptive assessment of the current state of the IWHPP field and a review of studies on the effectiveness of IWHPP programs on health and economic outcomes.

Results

Sufficient evidence of effectiveness was found for IWHPP programs when health outcomes are considered. Impact on productivity-related outcomes is considered promising, but inconclusive, whereas insufficient evidence was found for health care expenditures.

Conclusions

Existing evidence supports an integrated approach in terms of health outcomes but will benefit significantly from research designed to support the business case for employers of various company sizes and industry types.


Subjects:
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Article Efficiency Health Expenditures Health Promotion Health Status Humans Occupational Health Workplace
Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 55(12 0):S30-S37.
Pubmed ID:
24284747
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4155035
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 GM088614/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
R01 GM088614/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b8d72f268f124177d4143135b78c0145c75671b77f4fa153fef100851589fa49
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30103/cdc_30103_DS1.pdf
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