Many organizations are familiar with traditional occupational safety practices, implemented to protect employees from work-related hazards. But, as the pandemic has clearly demonstrated, these hazards extend far beyond the physical workplace environment and can include other job-related and sociodemographic factors that negatively impact an employee’s well-being. For this reason, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (also known as NIOSH) established the Total Worker Health® program over a decade ago to support employers, labor representatives, and other public health professionals in protecting employee physical and psychological safety while advancing holistic health and productivity.
For this episode, we are joined by Chia-Chia Chang, Partnership Coordinator in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s office of Total Worker Health® to obtain an update on this national program, emerging priorities, and resources to assist employers in implementing best practices.
