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A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce

A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce. A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce. In this presentation… The Healthy Work Participatory Program Integrating Occupational Health/Safety and Health Promotion. www.uml.edu/centers/CPH-NEW.

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A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce

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  1. A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce

  2. A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce In this presentation… The Healthy Work Participatory Program Integrating Occupational Health/Safety and Health Promotion www.uml.edu/centers/CPH-NEW

  3. Benefits of a (facilitated) participatory workplace process Increased decision latitude Employee empower-ment Increased confidence to change unhealthy conditions Increased program sustainability Increased social support Insights derived from workers’ perspective Find (other) root causes of physical & psychosocial stressors Find (other) root causes of unhealthy behaviors Reflect own experiences, needs and language of the intended program participants

  4. HEALTH PROMOTION programs aim to influence health behavior and lifestyle to improve health outcomes. Why combine ergonomics and health promotion programs? Musculo- skeletal Cardio- vascular Mental health Health Behavior

  5. Ergonomics and work organization link directly to health behavior and health outcomes. Why combine ergonomics and health promotion programs? Musculo- skeletal Physical working conditions Cardio- vascular Mental health Work org & psychosocial conditions Health Behavior

  6. Roles of Steering Committee (SC) & Design Team (DT) Steering Committee • Forms DT & provides necessary resources • Invites DT to develop and propose interventions • Selects most feasible/desirable interventions • Develops or extends interventions to middle management & supervisors & staff (with help from DT) • Helps promote & evaluate all interventions Action & feedback Action & feedback Design Team • Identifies & prioritizes employee health issues • Comes up with ideas for workplace interventions • Proposes best intervention ideas to SC • Helps promote & evaluate all interventions • Helps refine interventions, as needed

  7. Role of Facilitator Steering Committee Advise and guide Coordinate external resources Facilitate Facilitate Action & feedback Action & feedback Advise and guide Coordinate external resources Design Team

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