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Total Worker Health Approach Helps Organizations and Employees Thrive

Year:
2014
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://ohsonline.com/
URL:
https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2014/07/01/Total-Worker-Health-Approach-Helps-Organizations-and-Employees-Thrive.aspx
Additional Information:
This article describes the basics of TWH approach for any OHS practitioner and includes the proposition to utilize health coaches in the workplace.
Other (General Topics):
General Overview
Program management and policies/program integration
Communication/awareness/or training
Other (Type Of Content):
Informal web publication
Target Audience:
Occupational health/OHS practitioners
Affiliation:
Occupational Health and Safety Magazine - Digital Edition
Author First Name:
Brenda
Author Last Name:
Schmidt

Total Worker Health® 101 and Beyond

Year:
2019
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://osha.washington.edu/
URL:
https://osha.washington.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Total%20Worker%20Health%202019%20Flyer_0.pdf
Additional Information:
This course was designed for one full day and participants from different disciplines could participate. It was offered only for one day (April 30th, 2019).
Other (General Topics):
General Overview
Other (Type Of Content):
Formal education
Target Audience:
Other
(Other) Audience:
multi professional and multidisciplinary course (researchers, practitioners, employers, etc )
Affiliation:
The Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety and the the Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance
Author First Name:
Dede
Author Last Name:
Montgomery

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

Year:
2019
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://www.mdpi.com/
URL:
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/3/321/htm
Additional Information:
This is more of a history of TWH and a description of the research aims, for 2018. This resource is aligned with those interested in TWH on a deeper level, and not necessarily a resource for concrete information to share with supervisors or employees.
Other (General Topics):
Hazard or exposure control methods
General Overview
Other (Type Of Content):
Published article or abstract
Target Audience:
TWH program managers
Affiliation:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Author First Name:
Sara L. et al.
Author Last Name:
Tamers

Total Worker Health® and Work-Life Stress

Year:
2013
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://journals.lww.com/
URL:
https://journals.lww.com/joem/Fulltext/2013/12001/Total_%20Worker_Health_and_Work_Life_Stress.5.aspx
Additional Information:
This paper proposes that workplace health promotion alone is not sufficient for positive changes in health behavior if psychosocial stressors related to work-family conflicts are not resolved.
Other (General Topics):
Other
Psychosocial/socioeconomic stressors
Ergonomics/ergonomic stressors
Other (Type Of Content):
Published article or abstract
Target Audience:
Researchers
Affiliation:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Author First Name:
Leslie
Author Last Name:
Hammer

Total Worker Health® begins with the job

Year:
2019
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://www.corridorbusiness.com/
URL:
https://www.corridorbusiness.com/total-worker-health-begins-with-the-job/
Additional Information:
This short online publication focused on arguing that TWH requires redesigning jobs to be more flexible and attend to workers concerns and needs including new technology use.
Other (General Topics):
General Overview
Business case development/budgeting
Ergonomics/ergonomic stressors
Other (Type Of Content):
Informal web publication
Target Audience:
Employer/Supervisors
Affiliation:
corridor business
Author First Name:
Dave
Author Last Name:
DeWitte

Total Worker Health® Certificate

Year:
2019
Primary Portal / Landing:
http://nku.catalog.acalog.com/
URL:
http://nku.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=10&poid=1449
Additional Information:
This is a professional certificate program in TWH which includes 18 credits (6 classes) that can be completed in one year. The main admission Requirements is a Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hrs of coursework (no grade lower than B on transferable graduate coursework).
Other (General Topics):
Other
Psychosocial/socioeconomic stressors
Risk assessment/characterization/or management
Other (Type Of Content):
Formal education
Target Audience:
Other
(Other) Audience:
professionals from different disciplines ( with minimum of a Bachelor degree)
Affiliation:
Northern Kentucky University
Author First Name:
Katia

Total Worker Health® Employer Guide 

Year:
2017
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://stlbhc.site-ym.com/default.aspx
URL:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/stlbhc.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/spring_forum/2017_spring_forum/BHC_Total_Worker_Health_Empl.pdf
Additional Information:
Very good summary points and overview of TWH for employers.
Other (General Topics):
Hazard or exposure control methods
General Overview
Psychosocial/socioeconomic stressors
Other (Type Of Content):
Informal web publication
Target Audience:
Employer/Supervisors
Affiliation:
St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition
Author First Name:
Lauren
Author Last Name:
Schulte

Total Worker Health® Exclusive: A Perspective from an Occupational Health Physician

Year:
2020
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://peakformclinic.com/
URL:
https://peakformclinic.com/total-worker-health-exclusive/
Additional Information:
This short article presents an overview of patient functions (how to measure function and to address patients' function in general terms). It doesn't bring specific information about work demands and workplace issues (clinical focus only).
Other (General Topics):
Other
None/not applicable
Other (Type Of Content):
Informal web publication
Target Audience:
Medical professionals
Affiliation:
Peak Force medical Clinic
Author First Name:
Ethan
Author Last Name:
Moses

Total Worker Health® for Employers

Year:
n/a
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://www.uml.edu/
URL:
https://www.uml.edu/Research/CPH-NEW/Worker/
Additional Information:
Total Worker Health program toolkits and consultation services that will help you use emerging TWH science in your organization.
Other (General Topics):
General Overview
Psychosocial/socioeconomic stressors
Other (Type Of Content):
Other
Target Audience:
Employer/Supervisors
Affiliation:
UMass - Lowell

Total Worker Health® Intervention for Construction Workers Alters Safety, Health, Well-Being Measures (Abstract)

Year:
2018
Primary Portal / Landing:
https://insights.ovid.com/
URL:
https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00043764-201808000-00005
Additional Information:
Very short abstract for an article that is not free, but provides promising results about a TWH intervention.
Other (General Topics):
General worker well-being
Communication/awareness/or training
Nonworkplace and community supports/issues
Other (Type Of Content):
Published article or abstract
Target Audience:
Researchers
Affiliation:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Author First Name:
W. et al
Author Last Name:
Anger