TY - JOUR
T1 - The NIOSH total worker health™ program
T2 - An overview
AU - Schill, Anita L.
AU - Chosewood, Lewis Casey
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this article was to provide an overview of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health™ (TWH™) Program that was launched by the institute in 2011. METHODS:: This article describes the TWH™ concept, relevant issues, and the NIOSH Program. Examples of the concept are provided. RESULTS:: Total Worker Health™ is a strategy integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to prevent worker injury and illness and to advance health and well-being. CONCLUSIONS:: The NIOSH TWH™ Program responds to demands for information and practical solutions to the health, safety, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face. It also addresses issues related to the nationÊs need to sustain a globally competitive workforce.
AB - OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this article was to provide an overview of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health™ (TWH™) Program that was launched by the institute in 2011. METHODS:: This article describes the TWH™ concept, relevant issues, and the NIOSH Program. Examples of the concept are provided. RESULTS:: Total Worker Health™ is a strategy integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to prevent worker injury and illness and to advance health and well-being. CONCLUSIONS:: The NIOSH TWH™ Program responds to demands for information and practical solutions to the health, safety, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face. It also addresses issues related to the nationÊs need to sustain a globally competitive workforce.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000037
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000037
M3 - Article
C2 - 24284752
AN - SCOPUS:84890556867
VL - 55
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 12 SUPPL.
ER -