title: The NIOSH Total Worker Health™ program: an overview.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article was to provide an overview of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Total Worker Health™ (TWH™) Program that was launched by the institute in 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article describes the TWH™ concept, relevant issues, and the NIOSH Program. Examples of the concept are provided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total Worker Health™ is a strategy integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to prevent worker injury and illness and to advance health and well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NIOSH TWH™ Program responds to demands for information and practical solutions to the health, safety, and well-being challenges that workers and their employers face. It also addresses issues related to the nation's need to sustain a globally competitive workforce.
authors.affiliation: From the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Dr Schill), Washington, DC; and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Dr Chosewood), Atlanta, Ga.
authors.forename: Anita L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Schill
authors.forename: Lewis Casey
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chosewood
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D016272:Occupational Health; D014481:United States