Generate Solutions Using the IDEAS Tool: Steps 1 and 2

April 15, 1 to 2 p.m. EST

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The Intervention, Design, and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS) tool is at the heart of the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program. The IDEAS tool uses a structured, 7-step process to help employees identify the root causes of work-related safety and health concerns, and design appropriate interventions. The process requires a facilitator to guide the process by organizing group activities and to ensure collaboration between line-level employees and management. 

This webinar will teach you how to facilitate IDEAS steps 1 and 2 to identify root causes of health/safety problems and to formulate solutions with clear objectives and activities. 

Participants of this webinar should have already attended Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Healthy Workplace training series. If you did not, then please view the 1-hour video recordings in advance of this webinar. 

Who should attend: 

  • Candidates for in-house program facilitator 
  • Employee health and/or safety program coordinators 
  • Quality improvement coordinators Professional group facilitators 
  • Labor safety representatives 

What You Will Learn: 

  • How to select and prioritize health/safety/wellness priorities for intervention planning 
  • Overview of the 7-step process for using the Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS)
  • How to facilitate Steps 1 and 2 of the IDEAS process: identifying root causes and developing solutions

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Presenter: Suzanne Nobrega, M.S. Outreach Director and Co-Principle Investigator Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace University of Massachusetts Lowell.

The Healthy Workplace Participatory Program website is a Research to Practice initiative to help employers implement science-based programs in the workplace. The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) is a NIOSH Total Worker HealthTM Center for Excellence, and is a joint initiative of the University of Massachusetts and the University of Connecticut, serving the New England region.