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. 2013 Dec;55(12 Suppl):S12-8.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000032.

Integration of health protection and health promotion: rationale, indicators, and metrics

Glorian Sorensen  1 , Deborah McLellan, Jack T Dennerlein, Nicolaas P Pronk, Jennifer D Allen, Leslie I Boden, Cassandra A Okechukwu, Dean Hashimoto, Anne Stoddard, Gregory R Wagner
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Integration of health protection and health promotion: rationale, indicators, and metrics

Glorian Sorensen et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To offer a definition of an "integrated" approach to worker health and operationalize this definition using indicators of the extent to which integrated efforts are implemented in an organization.

Methods: Guided by the question-How will we know it when we see it?-we reviewed relevant literature to identify available definitions and metrics, and used a modified Delphi process to review and refine indicators and measures of integrated approaches.

Results: A definition of integrated approaches to worker health is proposed and accompanied by indicators and measures that may be used by researchers, employers, and workers.

Conclusions: A shared understanding of what is meant by integrated approaches to protect and promote worker health has the potential to improve dialogue among researchers and facilitate the research-to-practice process.

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