Guidelines for Implementing Total Worker Health Programs

NIOSH has posted three articles that offer guidance for implementing programs that integrate health protection and health promotion. According to the agency, the resources provide frameworks and strategies for implementation, including issues related to planning, management systems and evaluation.

SafeWell Practice Guidelines: An Integrated Approach to Worker Health Version 2.0
Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Work, Health and Well-Being (2012)A model and resource for comprehensive approaches to worker health that integrate and coordinate efforts to promote healthy behaviors, ensure a safe and healthy work environment, and provide resources for balancing work and life.

The Whole Worker: Guidelines for Integrating Occupational health and Safety with Workplace Wellness Programs
State of California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (2010)Educational material based on a roundtable discussion on how to combine workplace wellness programs with occupational safety and health.

Integrating Employee Health: A Model Program for NASA
Institute of Medicine (2005)
Reviews the occupational health programs at NASA and makes recommendations for future worksite preventive health programs at the agency.