Impact of Advising on Total Worker Health Implementation.

Tenney, Liliana; Dexter, Lynn; Shapiro, David C; Dally, Miranda; Brown, Carol E; Schwatka, Natalie V; Huebschmann, Amy G; McMillen, Jim et al. · J Occup Environ Med · 2021

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

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

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