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

Sara L. Tamers, L. Casey Chosewood, Adele Childress, Heidi Hudson, Jeannie Nigam and Chia-Chia Chang
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Sara L. Tamers: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA
L. Casey Chosewood: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Adele Childress: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA
Heidi Hudson: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1150 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Jeannie Nigam: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1150 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Chia-Chia Chang: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-19

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.

Keywords: Total Worker Health ®; occupational safety and health; worker well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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