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Total Worker Health® 2014–2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Background: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of and update on the Office for Total Worker Health® (TWH) program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH). Methods: This article describes the evolution of the TWH program from 2014 to 2018 and future steps and directions. Results: The TWH framework is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being. Conclusions: The CDC/NIOSH TWH program continues to evolve in order to respond to demands for research, practice, policy, and capacity building information and solutions to the safety, health, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16030321

Authors: Sara L. Tamers, L. Casey Chosewood, Adele Childress, Heidi Hudson, Jeannie Nigam, Chia-Chia Chang

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

Subfield: Occupational Therapy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,824