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CPH-NEW

The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) conducts research with working people and employers to overcome workplace obstacles to health. The Center also offers research-based program toolkits and education to help employers support a health-promoting workplace and a vital, productive workforce.

CPH-NEW is one of six national Total Worker Health® Centers for Excellence funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Total Worker Health (TWH) is a concept referring to all aspects of work that contribute to worker safety, health, and well-being.

Our research seeks to understand how to help a workplace be health-promoting, what makes an effective TWH program, and the feasibility of delivering a TWH program in different types of settings. We are especially interested in topics such as job stress, musculoskeletal disorders, organization of work, and worker engagement in program design.

We are a multi-disciplinary team of faculty, staff and students from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of Connecticut (Storrs and Health Center campuses).

Find out what's happening with CPH-NEW by visiting our Events webpage.

Total Worker Health; Salud Total del Trabajador

  • June 27, 2019 at Xavier University (Universidad Javeriana) Bogota, Colombia
    Join Laura Punnett, Sc.D. as she talks on NIOSH Total Worker Health and all that it entails.

NIOSH Webinar "Applying Dissemination and Implementation Science to Total Worker Health Research and Practice: What we Need to Know"

  • July 2, 2019: 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern
    Register online for this episode of NIOSH TWH webinar series focused on the theory and practice of research dissemination and implementation  int the workplace; featured speakers include Ross Brownson, Tom Cunningham and Pamela Tinc.

Registration Deadline July 15 for the 2019 National Symposium On Corrections Worker Health

  • August 1, 2019 in Boston, Mass.
    The Symposium will bring together correctional leaders, industry practitioners, labor, and researchers to discuss solutions and collaboration possibilities to improve correctional worker health and well-being.

Visit the 2019 National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health for registration and more information.

September 2-5, 2019

CPH-NEW researchers Alicia Kurowski, Winnie Chin and Laura Punnett will present scientific papers on musculoskeletal injuries in two public sector workforces, using a mobile app for process evaluation, and work-related psychosocial stressors in musicians.

NEW! Online Continuing Education Tool for Nurses Launches

"Ergonomics in Healthcare: A Continuing Education Program for Nurses, Nursing Assistants and Healthcare Managers" launched on September 18 and is now available. Read the press release and get started with the program.

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Thinking about introducing a Total Worker Health® program? Let us help you get ready.

Seeking employers for organizational readiness study

We are presently seeking employers to field test a new survey to assess organizational readiness for change. Your organization will distribute an online survey to employees and the result will indicate how to build readiness to introduce and sustain a Total Worker Health® program.

Keep in mind that...

Organizational change is challenging to achieve and many well-intended efforts fail to succeed because readiness for change was overlooked.

What are the benefits from participating?

  • Your organization will take the first step towards introducing a participatory, Total Worker Health Program.
  • You will learn about your organization and contribute to a scientific study at the same time.
  • You will receive a feedback report telling you what dimensions of readiness need to be strengthened and how to do it.
  • If you achieve strong survey participation you may qualify for in-person consultation and technical assistance from our Center personnel to help you take the next steps.

What's involved?

  • Distribute the Organizational Readiness for Total Worker Health brief online survey to as many eligible employees as possible.
  • Receive a feedback report, and convene a team for action planning.
  • Participate in an evaluation interview.

Questions? Interested in learning more?

Contact us if you would like to participate or have additional questions. Let's discuss how we can help your organization implement Total Worker Health®.

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