Practice & Policy
Practice implications of Center research
As one of 10 Centers of Excellence funded by NIOSH to conduct research on the concepts of the Total Worker Health® approach, our Center develops, disseminates, and evaluates the public health impact of best practices to improve the conditions of work and the safety of workers. By making these tools and resources freely available to organizations, professionals, and other researchers, the Center seeks to improve working conditions by supporting employee physical and mental health, safety, and well-being.
Our assessments show organizations how closely they align with TWH principles, while our field-tested Guidelines for Implementing an Integrated Approach walks them through the implementation. Tip sheets are another valued resource for employers, who use them to evaluate and continually improve efforts to enhance worker health, safety, and well-being.
Policy implications of Center research
The Center also brings together policy experts to explore the implications of our past and current research. These experts recommend changes to workplace and public policies that can improve worker health, safety, and well-being, benefitting employers and the nation’s economy.
Our Center’s Policy Working Group identifies, examines, and influences workplace and public policy issues related to the Center's research projects, based on a Total Worker Health® approach.
The Center also develops Policy Implication Summary Sheets, which highlight our research findings in non-academic language. Current summaries include:
- Policy Implications of Research Findings
- Increased Workplace Incivility and Bullying Leads to More Mental Health Expenditures in Health Care
- All the Right Moves - Improving Health and Safety in Construction
- Organizational Practices & Workplace Culture Associated with Injury Risk
- Underreporting of Injuries Is Greater among Black Compared to White Workers
- Group Health Insurance – Not Workers’ Compensation Insurance – Covers Some Costs Resulting from Work-related Injuries
- Patient Care Assistants Have Higher Injury Rates than Nurses