NIOSH Response to the NIH Pathways to Prevention Workshop Recommendations
Authors: John Howard, Chia-Chia Chang, Anita L. Schill, L. Casey Chosewood
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Editorials16 August 2016NIOSH Response to the NIH Pathways to Prevention Workshop RecommendationsJohn Howard, MD, Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBA, Anita L. Schill, PhD, MPH, MA, and L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPHJohn Howard, MDFrom National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBAFrom National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, Anita L. Schill, PhD, MPH, MAFrom National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, and L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPHFrom National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-0904 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) appreciates the recommendations of the independent panel of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathways to Prevention workshop, “Total Worker Health—What's Work Got to Do With It?” (1). The workshop speakers, audience contributors, and panelists provided useful insights (2).The Total Worker Health (TWH) program 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. The definition for TWH was updated in 2015 to emphasize that integration from a TWH perspective focuses on ...References1. Bradley CJ, Grossman DC, Hubbard RA, Ortega AN, Curry SJ. Integrated interventions for improving Total Worker Health: a panel report from the National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Total Worker Health—What's Work Got to Do With It? Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:279-83. doi:10.7326/M16-0740 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Feltner C, Peterson K, Palmieri Weber R, Cluff L, Coker-Schwimmer E, Viswanathan M, et al. The effectiveness of Total Worker Health interventions: a systematic review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:262-9. doi:10.7326/M16-0626 LinkGoogle Scholar3. National Institutes of Health. Workshop planning. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention; 2015. Accessed at https://prevention.nih.gov/programs-events/pathways-to-prevention/workshop-planning on 8 April 2016. Google Scholar 4. 4. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). National occupational research agenda (NORA): national Total Worker Health agenda (2016–2026): national agenda to advance Total Worker Health research, practice, policy, and capacity. Cincinnati: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and NIOSH; 2016. DHHS (NIOSH) publication 2016–119. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2016-114/pdfs/nationaltwhagenda2016-1144-14-16.pdf on 23 April 2016. 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Atlanta, GA: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 2015. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/office/pdfs/logicmodel_july2015_v3.pdf on 8 April 2016. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-0904.Corresponding Author: John Howard, MD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Patriots Plaza 1, 395 E Street, Southwest, Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201; e-mail, [email protected]gov.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Howard, Ms. Chang, and Dr. Schill: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Patriots Plaza 1, 395 E Street, Southwest, Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201.Dr. Chosewood: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329.This article was published at www.annals.org on 31 May 2016. 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