International Total Worker Health: Applicability to Agribusiness in Latin America

Diana Jaramillo, Lyndsay Krisher, Natalie V. Schwatka, Liliana Tenney, Gwenith G. Fisher, Rebecca L. Clancy, Erin Shore, Claudia Asensio, Stephane Tetreau, Magda E. Castrillo, Ines Amenabar, Alex Cruz, Daniel Pilloni, Maria E. Zamora, Jaime Butler-Dawson, Miranda Dally and Lee S. Newman
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Diana Jaramillo: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Lyndsay Krisher: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Natalie V. Schwatka: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Liliana Tenney: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Gwenith G. Fisher: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Rebecca L. Clancy: Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Erin Shore: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Claudia Asensio: Pantaleon Group, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
Stephane Tetreau: Pantaleon Group, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
Magda E. Castrillo: Pantaleon Group, Chinandega, Nicaragua
Ines Amenabar: Pantaleon Group, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
Alex Cruz: Pantaleon Group, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
Daniel Pilloni: Pantaleon Group, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
Maria E. Zamora: Pantaleon Group, Panuco 93990, Mexico
Jaime Butler-Dawson: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Miranda Dally: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Lee S. Newman: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Pl., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B119 HSC, Aurora, CO 80045, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: Total Worker Health ® (TWH) is a framework for integrating worker and workplace safety, health, and well-being, which has achieved success in European and US settings. However, the framework has not been implemented in Latin America or in agricultural sectors, leaving large and vulnerable populations underrepresented in the implementation and evaluation of these strategies to improve safety and promote health and well-being. This study presents a case study of how a TWH approach can be applied to a multinational Latin American agribusiness. We describe the process and adaptation strategy for conducting a TWH assessment at multiple organizational levels and in multiple countries. We follow this with a description of a TWH leadership training that was conducted based on the results of the assessment. Finally, we describe our methods to make corporate recommendations for TWH policies and programs that were informed by the TWH assessment and leadership trainings. With this case study we aim to demonstrate the importance and feasibility of conducting TWH in Latin America.

Keywords: health promotion; agriculture; health climate; safety climate; health risk assessment; occupational health and safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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