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Wellness Chart
The “Issues Relevant to Total Worker Health™” graphic below is an at-a-glance visual of issues relevant to integrating occupational
safety and health protection with health promotion. The lists below are not meant to be exhaustive, but, rather they illustrate the
breadth of issues related to work that have the potential to impact health and should be considered as strategies are developed for
integration of health protection and health promotion activities.
*Issues in these lists are for illustrative purposes and are not meant to be exhaustive
Content Source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
ISSUES RELEVANT TO A TOTAL
WORKER HEALTH™ PERSPECTIVE
WORKPLACE
Protecting Worker Safety & Health
Control of Hazards & Exposures:
• Chemicals
• Physical Agents
• Biological Agents
• Psychosocial Factors
• Organization of Work
Prevention of Injuries, Illness & Fatalities
Promoting Safe & Healthy Work:
• Management Commitment
• Safety Culture/Climate
• Culture of Health
• Hazard Recognition Training
• Worker Empowerment
Risk Assessment & Control:
• Making the Safety & Health Case
• Assessing All Risks
• Controlling All Risks
• Root Cause Analysis
• Leading/Lagging Indicators
EMPLOYMENT
Preserving Human Resources
New Employment Patterns:
• Precarious Employment
• Part-time Employment
• Dual Employers
• Changing Demographics
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Increasing Diversity
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Aging Workforce
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Multigenerational Workforce
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Global Workforce
Health & Productivity:
• Leadership Commitment to
Health-Supportive Culture
• Fitness-for-Duty
• Reducing Presenteeism
• Reducing Absenteeism
• Workplace Wellness Programs
Healthcare & Benefits:
• Increasing Costs
• Cost Shifting to Workers
• Paid Sick Leave
• Electronic Health Record
• Affordable Care Act
• HIPPAA† Health Information Privacy
WORKERS
Promoting Worker Health & Well-Being
Optiman Well-Being:
• Employee Engagement
• Health & Well-Being Assessments
• Healthier Behaviors
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Nutrition
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Tobacco Use Cessation
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Physical Activity
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Work/Life Balance
• Aging Productivity
• Preparing for Healthier Retirement
• Policy & Built Environment Supports
Workers with Higher Health Risks:
• Young Workers
• Low-Income Workers
• Migrant Workers
• Workers New to a Hazardous Job
• Differently-Ables Workers
• Veterans
Compensation & Disability:
• Disability Evaluation
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Return-to-Work
• Social Security Disability Insurance
