IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10398: Intermediary Perspectives on Total Worker Health in Small Businesses

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10398: Intermediary Perspectives on Total Worker Health in Small Businesses International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910398 Authors: Thomas Cunningham Brenda Jacklitsch Reid Richards The future of work will include not only more small business employment, but also a need for greater consideration of more holistic approaches to addressing worker well-being. Previous research has suggested smaller firms need external assistance to add new or improve existing workplace health and safety activities. A Total Worker Health® (TWH) approach is potentially appealing to small employers as it is intended to identify and support comprehensive practices and policies that take into account the work environment (both physical and organizational) while also addressing the personal health risks of individuals, thus being more effective in preventing disease and promoting health and safety than each approach taken separately. NIOSH researchers applied the NIOSH Small Business Intervention Diffusion Model to conduct parallel community-based TWH activities in two geographically distinct communities in a large metropolitan area. Data were collected from intermediary organizations that work with or serve small businesses about their perceptions of the TWH approach as a potential service for them to offer small firms. Intermediary organizations engaged in implementation of TWH approaches with small businesses in the ...
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