Recent research has provided new insights into the quantitative association between workforce well-being and business performance outcomes across a broad array of industries, reinforcing the value of an organizational culture of health. Collectively, employee and leadership perspectives, coupled with integration and analysis of employee-level data and individual- or workgroup-attributable business outcomes, have the potential to provide a basis for strategic business planning, recognizing the workforce as an organizational asset, and identifying workforce well-being enhancement interventions that can favorably impact business outcomes and employee health.
However, there is also growing awareness and consensus that racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities (as social determinants of health) and organizational policies, practices, and the work physical and social environment (as workplace determinants of health) have been generally underrepresented in employer initiatives to promote an organizational culture of health.
This session will provide insights into the results of an ongoing NIOSH-funded collaborative evaluation of a regional health system’s efforts at implementing an equitable culture of health, including data aggregation and analysis, leadership interviews, and front-line worker focus group feedback. Presenters will provide an overview of their experiences with the study, including results from this multi-component evaluation, as well as lessons learned during project implementation.
Learning Objectives
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the roles of the three component approaches to implementing a Total Worker Health® (TWH) model in an equitable manner: evidence, systems thinking, and human-centered design.
2. Characterize the employee and business value of implementing an equitable approach to TWH, including a relevant dashboard metrics.
3. Formulate well-reasoned responses to anticipated organizational resistance. 1 ADV CECH Available