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. 2022 Jan 26;19(3):1372.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031372.

Leveraging an Implementation Science Framework to Measure the Impact of Efforts to Scale Out a Total Worker Health® Intervention to Employers

Liliana Tenney  1   2 , Amy G Huebschmann  3   4 , Carol E Brown  1 , Natalie V Schwatka  1   2 , Lee S Newman  1   2   5   6
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Leveraging an Implementation Science Framework to Measure the Impact of Efforts to Scale Out a Total Worker Health® Intervention to Employers

Liliana Tenney et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The role of dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is critical to the translation of Total Worker Health® into practice and to the success of interventions in addressing current and future implications for worker safety, health, and well-being. D&I frameworks can guide researchers to design Total Worker Health ("TWH") delivery approaches that use flexible implementation strategies to implement the core components of programs for employers with varying contextual factors, including small/mid/large-sized businesses and different industry types. To date, there have been very few examples of applying implementation frameworks for the translation and delivery of interventions into organizational settings that require adoption and implementation at the business level to benefit the working individuals. We present a TWH case study, Health Links™, to illustrate an approach to applying an existing implementation framework, RE-AIM, to plan, design, build, and then evaluate TWH implementation strategies. Our case study also highlights key concepts for scaling-out TWH evidence-based interventions where they are implemented in new workplace settings, new delivery systems, or both. Our example provides strong support of key implementation planning constructs including early and consistent stakeholder engagement, tailored messaging and marketing, flexibility, and adaptations in implementation strategies to maximize adoption, implementation, and maintenance among participating businesses.

Keywords: RE-AIM; Total Worker Health; consulting; dissemination and implementation; safety and health; small business.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Timeline of Health Links implementation steps.
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Primary sources of dissemination indicated by Health Links enrolled users. “How did you hear about Health Links?”.
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Logic model for Health Links’ intervention implementation design.
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