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; Chia-Chia Chang

doi:10.3390/ijerph16030321

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

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jan 24;16(3):321. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030321.

Authors

Sara L Tamers¹, L Casey Chosewood², Adele Childress³, Heidi Hudson⁴, Jeannie Nigam⁵, Chia-Chia Chang⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA. stamers@cdc.gov.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. ahx6@cdc.gov.
³ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA. ahc0@cdc.gov.
⁴ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1150 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. cvv2@cdc.gov.
⁵ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1150 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. zgy1@cdc.gov.
⁶ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 395 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20201, USA. cuc8@cdc.gov.

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Health Promotion / trends
Humans
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Occupational Health / trends*
United States