Using the Total Worker Health® Approach to Improve Health and Safety in Corrections

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Correctional officers play a critical role in public safety, yet the demands of the job can take a toll. Long shifts, mandatory overtime, and high stress situations are common, and these conditions can affect both physical and mental health.

Since 2006, the researchers at the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) have been working with the corrections workforce to better understand these challenges and identify practical ways to address them. CPH-NEW's work applies the Total Worker Health (TWH) approach, which focuses on improving workplace conditions while supporting healthier workers and organizations.

Unionized organizations may also find helpful materials on our page for union leaders. Discover trainings, practical resources, and research from CPH-NEW to support correctional officer health, safety, and well-being by clicking on the plus icons below.

Improve Safety, Health, and Working Conditions in Corrections Using a TWH Approach

CPH-NEW offers both on-demand eLearning courses and virtual instructor-led trainings. Both formats are taught by TWH experts. Instructor-led trainings are delivered at scheduled times, while eLearning courses are self-paced to accommodate flexible schedules.

On-Demand eLearning Courses:

  • Introduction to Total Worker Health Principles
  • Total Worker Health Employer Crisis Preparedness

Virtual Instructor-Led Trainings:

Browse the CPH-NEW Course Catalog

TWH Implementation Tools:

CPH-NEW’s Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP) is designed specifically to help employer organizations adopt and implement programs with a TWH approach. The HWPP Toolkit facilitates employee engagement when addressing a wide range of work environment, work organization, safety, and employee health issues.

As a first step to beginning the HWPP, assess your organization’s resources and competencies by using CPH-NEW’s Organizational Readiness Toolkit.

HWPP Case Studies:

Total Worker Health Mentoring Toolkit for Corrections Personnel:

The primary goal of the TWH Mentoring Toolkit is to combat the decline in health found in the beginning of a correctional worker's career.

Issue Briefs:

CPH News & Views are 2-page briefs on emerging topics related to worker health, safety and well-being. Visit our online archive to view by topic.

Newsletter:

CPH-NEW's quarterly newsletter provides information on worker health, safety and well-being. Join CPH-NEW’s mailing list to receive the newsletter in your inbox or read the latest issue of the CPH-NEW Quarterly Newsletter to stay up to date with TWH happenings!

Webinars:

Visit CPH-NEW’s YouTube channel to view their library of archived Total Worker Health Trends webinars.

CPH-NEW Corrections Research Studies:

CPH-NEW Corrections Publications:

These are just a sampling of our relevant research. Visit our Publications page for a full list.