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Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health®: Proceedings From a Workshop
Sara L Tamers1, Ron Goetzel, Kevin M Kelly
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC (Dr Tamers, Ms Chang, Dr Childress, Dr Schill); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, GA (Dr Chosewood); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (Dr Luckhaupt, Ms Hudson, Dr Cunningham, Dr Bushnell, Dr Scholl, Ms Nigam); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel, Dr Ozminkowski); University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (Dr Kelly, Dr Rohlman, Dr Campo); HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Pronk); City University of New York, New York City, New York (Dr Baron, Dr Huang); University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Brosseau); Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland (Dr Goldenhar); University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Dr Linnan); Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Colorado (Dr Newman); Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon (Dr Olson); University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts (Dr Punnett); Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Dr Pronk, Dr Sorensen).
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health (TWH) program advances research for safer workplaces. Experts identified key methods and challenges for TWH intervention studies to improve worker well-being.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Workplace Intervention Research
- Public Health
Background:
- Growing interest in the NIOSH Total Worker Health (TWH) program focuses on creating safer, health-promoting work environments.
- A dedicated workshop convened 26 experts to address research methodologies and future directions in TWH.
- The objective was to discuss current and promising research methods for TWH.
Framework:
- TWH intervention studies share common challenges with general workplace interventions.
- Unique challenges specific to TWH interventions were identified and discussed.
- The workshop reviewed various approaches and their application to TWH intervention studies.
Implementation:
- Experts reviewed current methodological and measurement issues in TWH research.
- Promising methods and measurement approaches for TWH were discussed.
- Examples of different intervention approaches and their applications were provided.
Implications:
- Building a robust TWH intervention research base requires rigorous and valid methodologies.
- Advances in TWH necessitate strong approaches for basic/etiologic, translational, and surveillance research.
- The findings outline principles for developing the TWH research base and literature.
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