Creating Shared Perspectives for Worker Well-being: A Community Health-Focused Certificate in Total Worker Health®
1From the Utah Center for Promotion of Work Equity Research, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (C.S., E.A.); and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (C.S., E.A.).
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
|February 9, 2024
Summary
A new certificate program trains health professionals in community settings to collaborate on Total Worker Health® (TWH). This initiative bridges occupational safety and health (OSH) with community health, benefiting all workers.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Public Health
- Health Professional Education
Background:
- Total Worker Health® (TWH) integrates occupational safety and health (OSH) with worker well-being.
- Health professionals in community settings (OCHS) play a crucial role in worker health but often lack specialized TWH training.
- Bridging the gap between OSH and OCHS is essential for advancing TWH.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the utility of a novel certificate program in TWH.
- To equip OCHS professionals with the knowledge and skills to engage in TWH initiatives.
- To foster collaboration between OSH and OCHS professionals.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a stakeholder needs assessment to identify essential learning objectives.
- Aligned curriculum with existing TWH core competencies and adult learning principles.
- Developed content and assessments through faculty-student collaboration.
Main Results:
- Developed a free, six-module training course for OCHS professionals.
- The course prepares participants to collaborate effectively with OSH professionals.
- The curriculum covers TWH principles, the influence of work on health, and OSH concepts.
Conclusions:
- Collaboration between OSH and OCHS professionals is key to advancing TWH.
- OCHS professionals need to understand and articulate the impact of work on health.
- This training program is a vital step in building interdisciplinary capacity for worker well-being.
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