Overview of the CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Participatory Program for Total Worker Health TM A NIOSH Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce 1

Why we need a safety/wellness program for employees Annually, employees report nearly 4 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses. Nearly 50% of Americans have one chronic health condition, and almost 1/2 of this group have more than 1 condition. By 2020, 1 in 4 American workers will be 55 years of age or older. 44% of Americans reported work as always or often stressful in NIOSH Top Reasons to Create a New Pathway for a Safer and Healthier Workforce,

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Employer Costs Lost Productivity (Indirect Costs) Presenteeism Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Absenteeism Workers Compensation Non-Visible Costs Visible Costs costs. Indirect costs represent 2-3 times direct medical costs. Healthcare (Direct Costs) Medical claims Pharmaceutical 4

What is an integrated approach to total worker health? WellnessSafety Management Workers Coordinated planning All levels participate 5

6 Why focus on modifying behaviors and the work environment? Health promotion and work organization link directly to health behavior and health outcomes. Health Behavior Health Outcomes: Cardiovascular Mental Health Musculoskeletal Encourages

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9 Why a participatory workplace process? Employee health self- confidence Knowledge from employees’ experience …to change behaviors …to change conditions …to make decisions …to support co-workers …to sustain the program …to discover root causes of physical, social, mental stress …to discover root causes of unhealthy behaviors …to contextualize solutions

Two committees – manager, non-manager Engages all levels of the workforce Trained facilitator – subject knowledge Guides, coordinates committees IDEAS intervention planning process Builds solutions one intervention at a time CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Participatory Program: CORE ELEMENTS 10

Design Team Steering Committee Roles of Steering Committee (SC) & Design Team (DT) Action Feedback Teamwork Allocates and coordinates resources Considers interventions Makes strategic decisions Promotes the work Selects health and safety issues Designs interventions Develops business case Proposes solutions 11 Action Feedback Teamwork

Better communication and understanding between management and workers New ideas and ways to solve problems and work together Integrate HWPP into your existing health and safety efforts 12

HEALTHY WORKSITE PROGRAMS LIFESTYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES MORE PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEE COMPANY CULTURE Senior leadership Operations leadership Staff leadership Reward positive actions Quality assurance GAINS FOR ORGANIZATION Health status Healthcare costs Morale Productivity -Absence -Disability -Workers compensation -Presenteeism Recruitment/retention Company visibility Social responsibility HEALTHIER PERSON Adapted from Dee W. Edington, PhD, Zero Trends: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy. Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan. c

Potential Benefits to the Organization Safer, healthier, and more productive employees Increase morale and job satisfaction Increase in worker autonomy Improved health decisions Decrease in injuries and accidents Decrease in work-related stress Reduction in chronic disease burden 14

CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Services Consultation – telephone or onsite Program design, implementation, evaluation Workforce assessment -- Employee focus groups Coaching and workshop facilitation – Using the IDEAS tool for intervention planning Request services Webinar evaluation survey

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