Course Description:
Recorded at AIHce EXP 2023

As working and work environments change, comprehensive approaches are needed to address complex questions related to human health and well-being. The scope of worker exposure and risk assessment has expanded to include physiological stressors, psychological stressors, behavioral stressors, and economic stressors. Evidence is suggests these stressors create complex psychosocial and socioeconomic issues and significant health effects. Worker exposures are recognized to have considerable potential impact outside of the workplace, which in turn can directly affect the individual, community, and public health overall. There are several approaches that have been proposed to address these concerns in different ways, including Total Worker Health® from NIOSH, Total Exposure Health, and Total Worker Exposure, sometimes referred to as The Totals. There has been some confusion on the part of OEHS professionals regarding both the overlap and distinctions between these approaches. This session will discuss these similarities and differences in greater detail, as well as practical application considerations for the practicing professional.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the session, the participant will be able to:

• Address complex questions related to human health and well-being.
• Explain the value of a Totals approach to worker health and well-being.
• Describe differences and similarities between TWH®, TEH, and TWE.
• Relate the traditional OEHS tools to the Totals approaches for worker health and well-being.

Contact Hours:
1

Presentation Date:
05/22/2023

Presenters:
Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, COH, FAIHA
Jennifer Sahmel, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
Deborah Nelson Ph.D., CIH, FAIHA
Kirk Phillips