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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 61, Issue 9, Pages 704-717Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001644
Keywords
integrated approaches; measurement; occupational; occupational safety; organizational assessment; total worker health; workers' compensation; workplace wellness
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- U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Objective: The aim of this study was to describe levels of integration between occupational safety and health (OSH) and workplace wellness programs/practices/policies (programs) among participants in an insurer-sponsored wellness grant program. Methods: We analyzed survey responses about year 1 of an insurer-sponsored grant to start a wellness program from 220 small- and medium-sized employers. Responses yielded 25 indicators of OSH-wellness integration, and 10 additional indicators to summarize multiple responses. Results: At least half of the employers (N = 220) reported some level of integration within five of seven categories of OSH-wellness integration. Employers sometimes considered ergonomics, safety, or substance exposure hazards while designing their wellness program (15%) or reduced such hazards to support their wellness program (24%). Few meaningful differences were observed by employer size. Conclusions: Although high levels of integration were unusual, some degree of integration was common for most indicator categories.
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