Integrating health and safety
Total Worker Health® is defined as policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being.
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Addressing the impacts of workplace injuries with Total Worker Health®
Learn how Trillium Family Services improved workplace safety for both workers and clients in this short video.
Online Trainings
Total Worker Health®
Including better overall health in your safety plan is the best way to have zero workplace injuries. This integrated safety approach is called Total Worker Health®. Covering topics such as stress, fatigue, nutrition, physical activity, hydration, and tobacco, this training module provides numerous ideas for how to improve the safety and health of your workers.
The value of the Total Worker Health® approach
This handout helps businesses understand the return on investing in Total Worker Health (TWH) efforts.
Measuring your progress
Total Worker Health®: online assessment tools (CDC/NIOSH)
Find free resources to help your company get started on the path to integrating safety and wellness, and to track how you're doing over time.
The Do's and Don'ts of Workplace Health and Wellbeing Programs: Why Building a Culture of Health is a True Differentiator (Virgin Pulse)
Explore how to answer the return on investment (ROI) question and explain why you should be measuring value on investment (VOI) instead.
Promoting employee health
Workplace health promotion (CDC)
A variety of tools to help employers assess, design, implement, and evaluate effective workplace health programs.
Walking into a workers' comp claim?
If an employee is injured while participating in a company-sponsored wellness program, is it compensable?
Download posters to promote health and safety in your worksite.
Resources
Explore these TWH tools for making it happen. See our "Promote health" page for tips on specific topics like hydration, stress, and others.
100-plus ideas for Total Worker Health®
Actions you can take right now to help nudge your organization toward TWH or refresh your existing efforts.
Put safe and healthy habits within reach
Set the stage for successful behavior change by improving the workplace environment, management practices, and culture.
Preventing injuries by promoting health
Studies show that a healthy, fit worker is also more alert and able to respond more quickly to unexpected events. TWH is an initiative that can help create a healthier and a safer workforce.
Train your brain: For safer decisions, pause and think (Spanish)
This handout explains how you can train your brain to work safely and prevent injuries.
Total Worker Health® (NIOSH)
Learn more about TWH, a strategy integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to prevent worker injury and illness and advance health and well-being.
Fundamentals of Total Worker Health® (NIOSH)
Approaches: Essential Elements for Advancing Worker Safety, Health, and Well-being is an excellent resource for any organization ready to get started.
YourWorkpath (Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, a Total Worker Health® Center of Excellence, which is part of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences)
This site provides toolkits and resources to help you create a culture of safety, health, and well-being.
Total Worker Health® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Participation by SAIF does not imply endorsement by HHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.