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. 2019 Jan 24;16(3):321.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030321.

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

Sara L Tamers  1 , L Casey Chosewood  2 , Adele Childress  3 , Heidi Hudson  4 , Jeannie Nigam  5 , Chia-Chia Chang  6
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Total Worker Health® 2014⁻2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves

Sara L Tamers et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Issues relevant to advancing worker well-being through Total Worker Health®.
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NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health®.
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Hierarchy of Controls Applied to NIOSH Total Worker Health®.
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NIOSH Total Worker Health® Affiliates.
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