Total Worker Health™ & Wellness

Total Worker Health™

• A Conceptual Framework for Integrating Workplace Health Promotion and Occupational Ergonomics Programs (PDF)
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2708653/pdf/phr124s10016.pdf (NIH)
  >  This publication in Public Health Reports 2009 is authored by Laura Pnnett, Martin Cherniack, et.al.

• CDC NIOSH Science Blog: A Comprehensive Approach to Workforce Health
  http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2011/12/workforce/ (NIOSH)
  >  This NIOSH Science Blog discusses interactions between personal risk factors and occupational risk factors, including the NIOSH Total Worker Health program.

• Oregon Healthy WorkForce Center (ORhwc)
  http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/croet/oregon-healthy-workforce-center/ (CROET)
  >  The Oregon Healthy WorkForce Center is a NIOSH Center of Excellence and collaboration between CROET,OHSU,PSU Occupational Health Psychology program, Center for Health Research and LERC.

• ACOEM Guidance Statement: Workplace Health Protection and Promotion (PDF)
  http://www.acoem.org/uploadedFiles/Public_Affairs/Policies_And_Position_Statements/Guidelines/Guidelines/Workplace%20Health%20Protection%20and%20Promotion.pdf (ACOEM)
  >  ACOEM Guidance Statement: Workplace Health Protection and Promotion - A New Pathway for a Healthier and Safer Workforce (June 2011).

• EHS Today: Don't Separate Workplace Wellness Initiatives from Safety and Health Programs
  http://ehstoday.com/health/wellness/dont-separate-workplace-wellness-initiatives-0729/ (EHS Today)
  >  This July 29, 2011 article by Laura Walter summarizes findings from a recent ACOEM paper on Workplace Health Protection and Promotion.

• NIOSH Total Worker Health™
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/ (NIOSH)
  >  This site, formerly NIOSH WorkLife, focuses on integrated approaches to safety and health for working people.

• The Whole Worker: Moving Ahead with Workplace Wellness (PDF)
  http://www.lohp.org/docs/pubs/thewholeworker.pdf (LOHP)
  >  Workplace Wellness: How to Address Both Occupational and Lifestyle Issues on the Job was the topic of a roundtable discussion convened by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) on July 16, 2008.

• NIOSH Worklife Initiative: Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs and Policies for Improving Worker Health and Wellbeing
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2010-140/ (NIOSH)
  >  The Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs and Policies for Improving Worker Health and Wellbeing, a key part of the NIOSH WorkLife Initiative, is intended as a guide for employers and employer-employee partnerships wishing to establish effective workplace programs that sustain and improve worker health.