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. 2019 Sep;61(9):704-717.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001644.

Degree of Integration Between Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Wellness Programs: First-year Results From an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant for Smaller Employers

Alysha R Meyers  1 , Ibraheem S Al-Tarawneh, P Timothy Bushnell, Steven J Wurzelbacher, Michael P Lampl, Chih-Yu Tseng, Dayona M Turner, Carol A Morrison
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Degree of Integration Between Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Wellness Programs: First-year Results From an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant for Smaller Employers

Alysha R Meyers et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe levels of integration between occupational safety and health (OSH) and workplace wellness programs/practices/policies ("programs") among participants in an insurer-sponsored wellness grant program.

Methods: We analyzed survey responses about year 1 of an insurer-sponsored grant to start a wellness program from 220 small- and medium-sized employers. Responses yielded 25 indicators of OSH-wellness integration, and 10 additional indicators to summarize multiple responses.

Results: At least half of the employers (N = 220) reported some level of integration within five of seven categories of OSH-wellness integration. Employers sometimes considered ergonomics, safety, or substance exposure hazards while designing their wellness program (15%) or reduced such hazards to support their wellness program (24%). Few meaningful differences were observed by employer size.

Conclusions: Although high levels of integration were unusual, some degree of integration was common for most indicator categories.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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