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. 2021 Aug 1;63(8):657-664.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002212.

Impact of Advising on Total Worker Health Implementation

Liliana Tenney  1 , Lynn Dexter, David C Shapiro, Miranda Dally, Carol E Brown, Natalie V Schwatka, Amy G Huebschmann, Jim McMillen, Lee S Newman
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Impact of Advising on Total Worker Health Implementation

Liliana Tenney et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: Little is understood about the mechanisms for improving the adoption and implementation of Total Worker Health® (TWH) in workplace settings. The primary objective of this study was to identify whether the delivery of TWH advising is associated with subsequent changes in TWH in small-to-medium sized businesses.

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study of a TWH intervention in 200 organizations completing Health Links Healthy Workplace Assessments™ between October 2016 and December 2019. Organizations were offered consultation via telephonic and live web-based advising sessions.

Results: Organizations exhibited non-significant albeit positive change in assessment scores from baseline to assessment 2. Businesses receiving advising showed significant score improvements from assessment 2 to 3, versus those without advising.

Conclusions: TWH consultation may enhance adoption of organizational behaviors that promote worker health, safety, and well-being over time.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The Health Links enrollment and employer engagement process.
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Figure 2.
Flow diagram of number of businesses that completed the Healthy Workplace Assessment™ and advising at each timepoint.
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Figure 3.
Mean score differences between baseline and assessment 2 (n=200) and assessments 2 and 3 (n=69) for businesses with advising or without advising.
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