Expanding the Paradigm of Occupational Safety and Health: A New Framework for Worker Well-Being

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• Journal Article:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Chari, Ramya ; Chang, Chia-Chia ; Sauter, Steven L. ; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth L. ; Cerully, Jennifer L. ; Schulte, Paul A. ; Schill, Anita L. ; Uscher-Pines, Lori
• Description:
  Objective: This article describes the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) development of a conceptual framework for worker well-being. While well-being research is growing, there is a need to translate theoretical concepts into practical models for measurement and action.
  
  Methods: Multidisciplinary literature reviews informed development of the worker well-being framework and major domains and subdomains. An expert panel helped prioritize constructs for measurement.
  
  Results: The framework includes five domains and 20 subdomains and conceptualizes worker well-being as a subjective and objective phenomenon inclusive of experiences both within and beyond work contexts.
  
  Conclusion: Well-being is a positive and unifying concept that captures multiple factors that contribute to workers’ health and quality of life. This work lays the foundation for larger well-being measurement efforts and will provide tools for NIOSH partners to help workers flourish.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 60(7):589-593
• Pubmed ID:
  29608542
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6553458
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  13 pdf pages
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df793b6bbc035b22fea532f95fefc0aa2a115044c0efee28024c5360d81fe303e733394239bcaf35502019d6576e83cdfe85a358673e6bc40e7964d0836865e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79490/cdc_79490_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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