The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded Centers of Excellence to explore and research the concepts of Total Worker Health (TWH). The Centers advance the overall safety, health, and well-being of diverse worker populations through research, planning, evaluation, outreach, and education. The Centers accomplish this by integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion interventions.

The ten Centers of Excellence are:

  1. Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and
  2. at the University of Colorado
    • (SSWell) study that aims to advance TWH by examining whether changes in organizational culture can impact employee health and safety outcomes
    • See the funding opportunities
    • Visit the Center's training page to register for their

    • See the to better understand what it means to have an integrated, Total Worker Health program
    • See the for employers implementing Total Worker Health approaches into practice

  4. (OHWC)
    • See the for an evidence-based workplace training program to increase supervisor support and team effectiveness
    • See the meeting guides for brief health education topics in safety team meetings Topics include sleep, heart health, diabetes, sun exposure, and others.
    • See the guides for brief worker safety training (English and Spanish). The guides are tailored to construction, logging, transportation, and other occupational hazards
    • Visit the for TWH programs for supervisors, young workers, homecare workers, and construction workers
    • Visit the Center's page to register for

    • See the Total Worker Health - business industry leaders share their experiences with designing, implementing, and evaluating TWH policies, programs, and practices
    • See the Total Worker Health (run time 2-7 minutes each). Topics include ergonomics, stress, small business tips, and others
    • Listen in on the put on by the