62 results match your criteria: "Institute for Health and Productivity Studies[Affiliation]"
Proceedings From a National Summit on Workplace Mental Health and Well-being: A Focus on the Graduate Academic Environment.
J Occup Environ Med
December 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., M.F.D., E.J.M.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., Y.Z., K.B.K.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., R.Z.G., M.F.D., Y.Z., K.B.K.); Gallup, Washington, DC (J.H.); Johns Hopkins School of Education, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.O.M.); The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (J.M.T.); University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (L.H.); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (K.J.S.); and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.V.).
Objective: The aim of the study is to spotlight the challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve workforce mental health and well-being in higher education institutions.
Methods: We convened a full-day summit of subject matter experts from academia, business, government, and practice to share research and best practices on workplace mental health.
Results: Highlights from the summit are presented in this paper covering the importance of leadership and culture; the mental health costs associated with being a Black STEM scholar; the role of the environment; case studies of three university mental health and well-being programs; and the future of work.
The Psychosocial, Organizational, and Environmental Stressors Experienced by Food Service Workers in a Hospital Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Occup Environ Med
July 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., M.F.D., R.S., R.Z.G.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (K.B.K., Y.Z., E.C.R., M.F.D., R.S., R.Z.G.); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Employee Health and Well-being, Baltimore, Maryland (R.S.); and Food and Culinary Services, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland (A.M.).
To identify stressors faced by hospital food service workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic and effective interventions mitigating these stressors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we conducted surveys ( n = 305) and interviews ( n = 9) in the summer and fall of 2022 with employees in hospital settings to determine the psychosocial, organizational, and environmental stressors they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and interventions that improved health and well-being. Findings: The main stressors reported were fear of infection, increased work demands and schedule unpredictability, and financial insecurity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScoping Review of Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Programs in Higher Education Institutions.
J Occup Environ Med
June 2024
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (S.F.C., M.F.D.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., Y.Z., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); and Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., Y.Z., M.F.D., R.Z.G.).
Objective: The study aimed to conduct a scoping review of stressors in higher education institutions (HEIs), exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify successful interventions.
Methods: We reviewed 79 studies published between January 2020 and January 2023.
Results: Stressors were organized into psychosocial, organizational, and environmental categories.
Making Workplace Health Promotion Fun.
Am J Health Promot
February 2024
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Addressing Psychosocial, Organizational, and Environmental Stressors Emerging From the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effect on Essential Workers' Mental Health and Well-being: A Literature Review.
J Occup Environ Med
May 2023
From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.H.W., Y.Z., M.F.D.); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.C.R., K.B.K., R.Z.G.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.F.D.); Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health Center in Mental Health, Baltimore, Maryland (E.H.W., Y.Z., E.C.R., K.B.K., M.F.D., R.Z.G.).
Objective: This study aimed to identify stressors faced by essential workers amid the coronavirus disease pandemic and effective interventions mitigating these stressors.
Methods: We reviewed literature on psychosocial, organizational, and environmental stressors faced by essential workers during the pandemic, the consequences of those stressors, and interventions to improve worker health and well-being.
Findings: Stressors included elevated risk of coronavirus disease 2019 exposure, fear of spreading the virus, lack of social and organizational supports, and financial insecurity.
Addressing Workplace Stressors Emerging from the Pandemic.
Am J Health Promot
September 2022
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard: A Tool to Advance Workplace Health Promotion Programs and Practices.
Prev Chronic Dis
June 2022
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Introduction: The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard (ScoreCard) is a free, publicly available survey tool designed to help employers assess the extent to which they have implemented evidence-based interventions or strategies at their worksites to improve the health and well-being of employees. We examined how, how broadly, and to what effect the ScoreCard has been applied.
Methods: We analyzed peer-reviewed and grey literature along with the ScoreCard database of online submissions from January 2012 through January 2021.
Organizational Best Practices Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace.
J Occup Environ Med
December 2021
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (Wu), Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (Dr Roemer, Kent, Dr Goetzel), Independent Consultant, Northern Ireland, UK (Ballard).
Objective: To provide a narrative review of best and promising practices for achieving exemplary mental health in the workplace as the foundation for the inaugural Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health in the Workplace.
Methods: Research was drawn from peer-reviewed articles using the search terms associated with workplace mental health.
Reliability and Validity of the American Heart Association's Workplace Health Achievement Index.
Am J Health Promot
January 2022
American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, USA.
Objective: To test the validity and reliability of the American Heart Association's (AHA) updated Workplace Health Achievement Index (WHAI).
Methods: We piloted the updated WHAI with respondent pairs at 94 organizations, and examined the inter-rater reliability (percent agreement) for each item on the survey. To evaluate face and content validity, we conducted preliminary focus groups pre-survey, and follow-up cognitive interviews post-survey administration.
Why Should Businesses Support Public Health?
Am J Health Promot
September 2021
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, 25802Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD, USA.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to gain support from the business community for rebuilding a more effective and resilient public health infrastructure in the U.S. This commentary provides the rationale for more engaged business involvement in efforts to promote public health during the time of COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTen Modifiable Health Risk Factors and Employees' Medical Costs-An Update.
Am J Health Promot
June 2020
IBM Watson Health, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Purpose: To estimate the relationship between employees' health risks and health-care costs to inform health promotion program design.
Design: An observational study of person-level health-care claims and health risk assessment (HRA) data that used regression models to estimate the relationship between 10 modifiable risk factors and subsequent year 1 health-care costs.
Setting: United States.
Recently, several high-profile randomized clinical trials conducted with employees at the University of Illinois and BJ's Wholesale Club have questioned the value of workplace health and well-being programs. This commentary focuses on the latest research published in by authors Jones, Molitor, and Reif who evaluated the iThrive wellness program. The commentary challenges the study's main finding that wellness programs (in general) do not work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResponse to "To Harness the Power of Cultural Support, We Must Differentiate Between the Culture of Health Concept and Traditional Wellness Programming".
J Occup Environ Med
May 2019
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD IBM Watson Health, Cambridge, MA Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Bethesda, MD Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Bethesda, MD Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Bethesda, MD IBM Watson Health, Cambridge, MA.
Framework for Evaluating Workplace Health Promotion in a Health Care Delivery Setting.
Popul Health Manag
December 2019
Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York.
This case study describes a multistage approach applied to evaluation of an employee wellness program at Northwell Health. The paper describes a framework that other large employers may adopt in their wellness program evaluations. Evaluators worked with Northwell to develop, tailor, and apply a structure-process-outcome framework aligned with the organization's specific goals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Stock Performance of American Companies Investing in a Culture of Health.
Am J Health Promot
March 2019
2 IBM® Watson HealthTM, Bethesda, MD, and Cambridge, MA, USA.
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between companies' efforts to build internal (COH-INT) and external cultures of health (COH-EXT) and their stock performance.
Design: We administered 2 surveys, which measure companies' programs, policies, and supports for improving the health of their employees and communities. We then compared the companies' stock performance to the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 Index from January 2013 through August 2017.
Improvements in an Organization's Culture of Health Reduces Workers' Health Risk Profile and Health Care Utilization.
J Occup Environ Med
February 2019
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington, DC (Ms Kent, Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Ms McCleary); IBM Watson Health, Cambridge, MA (Dr Henke, Mr Head, Dr Goetzel).
Objective: To examine changes in internal and external cultures of health scores and relate those changes to employees' health risks, health care utilization, and costs for 21 large employers (N = 641,901).
Methods: We measured the relationship between changes in internal and external culture of health scores and changes in employee health risks, health care utilization, and costs.
Results: Improvements in a company's internal culture of health predicted lower levels of obesity, poor diet, and tobacco use but higher stress for employees reporting high baseline risk.
The Impact of Worksite Wellness Programs by Size of Business: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Participation, Health Benefits, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism.
Ann Work Expo Health
September 2018
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Objective: Worksite wellness programs (WWP) may positively impact employee health, medical expenditures, absenteeism, and presenteeism. However, there has been little research to assess the benefits of WWP in small businesses. The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate changes in health, absenteeism, and presenteeism for employees who participated in a WWP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping Two Culture of Health Measurement Tools: Examining Employers' Efforts to Influence Population Health Inside and Outside Company Walls.
J Occup Environ Med
December 2018
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington, DC (Ms Kent, Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Ms McCleary); IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, Maryland and IBM Watson Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Dr Goetzel, Dr Henke, Mr Head); HealthNEXT, Unionville, Pennsylvania (Dr Fabius).
Objective: The aim of the study was to develop tools that quantify employers' investment in building cultures of health (COH)-inside and outside company walls.
Methods: Two COH instruments were developed through literature reviews and expert consultation. The first focused on internal culture of health (COH-INT), that is, programs, policies, and attributes of the physical and social environments that support employees' health and well-being.
Reoccurring Injury, Chronic Health Conditions, and Behavioral Health: Gender Differences in the Causes of Workers' Compensation Claims.
J Occup Environ Med
August 2018
Center for Health, Work & Environment and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (Dr Schwatka, Ms Shore, Ms Dally, Dr Newman, Ms Tenney); Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (Dr Atherly); Center for Health, Work & Environment and Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (Dr Weitzenkamp); Segue Consulting, Denver, Colorado (Ms Brockbank); Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, and IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); Integrated Benefits Institute, and Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, California (Dr Jinnett); Pinnacol Assurance, Denver, Colorado (Mr McMillen); and Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Coloardo (Dr Newman).
Objective: The aim of this study was o examine how work and nonwork health-related factors contribute to workers' compensation (WC) claims by gender.
Methods: Workers (N = 16,926) were enrolled in the Pinnacol Assurance Health Risk Management study, a multiyear, longitudinal research program assessing small and medium-sized enterprises in Colorado. Hypotheses were tested using gender-stratified logistic regression models.
Return on Investment for a Payer-Provider Partnership to Improve Care Management of Employees and Early Retirees.
J Occup Environ Med
March 2018
IBM Watson Health, Bethesda (Dr Henke, Mr Lenhart, Dr Cutler, Dr Goetzel); Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (Mr Berko, Dr Goetzel), Maryland.
Objective: A large employer partnered with local health care providers to pilot test an intensive nurse care manager program for employees and retirees. We evaluated its impact on health care utilization and costs.
Methods: A database was developed containing 2011 to 2015 health care enrollment and claims data for 2914 patients linked to their nurse care manager data.
Mental Health in the Workplace: A Call to Action Proceedings From the Mental Health in the Workplace-Public Health Summit.
J Occup Environ Med
April 2018
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Ms McCleary); IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Goetzel, Ms Holingue, Dr Fallin, Dr Eaton); The Luv u Project, Potomac, Maryland (Mr Mattingly); Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Agnew); OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, San Diego, California (Dr Azocar); American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Ballard); The Carter Center Mental Health Program, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Bartlett); Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Florida (Mr Braga); Human Resources, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Ms Conway); Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, New Jersey (Dr Crighton); Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Dr Frank); Integrated Benefits Institute, San Francisco, California (Dr Jinnett); Keller Professional Services, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (Ms Keller-Greene); Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), Omaha, Nebraska (Ms Rauch); Johns Hopkins Health Care, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Safeer); Human Resources, PC Connection, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Mr Saporito); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Schill); Mental Health America, Alexandria, Virginia (Dr Shern); University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Strecher); United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, Texas (Dr Wald); American Psychiatric Association, Arlington,Virginia (Mr Mattingly).
Objective: The aim of the study was to declare a call to action to improve mental health in the workplace.
Methods: We convened a public health summit and assembled an Advisory Council consisting of experts in the field of occupational health and safety, workplace wellness, and public policy to offer recommendations for action steps to improve health and well-being of workers.
Results: The Advisory Council narrowed the list of ideas to four priority projects.
Employer and Employee Opinions About Workplace Health Promotion (Wellness) Programs: Results of the 2015 Harris Poll Nielsen Survey.
J Occup Environ Med
March 2017
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia (Ms McCleary, Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Mr Berko, Ms Kent); Truven Health Analytics Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); and Transamerica Center for Health Studies™ Los Angeles, California (Mr Torre).
Objective: The aim of this study was to provide a current picture of the state of workplace health promotion (wellness) programs in the U.S. from both employer and employee perspectives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an Employed Population as Determined by Analysis of Three Data Sources.
J Occup Environ Med
February 2017
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (Drs Goetzel, Ms Kent); Truven Health Analytics, an IBM Company, Bethesda (Dr Goetzel, Dr Henke, Ms Pack, Ms D'Arco); and Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Thomas, Mr Luckett, Dr Arthur-Hartranft).
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare estimates of the prevalence and incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) using various data sources.
Methods: We integrated health risk assessment (HRA), claims, and biometric screening data from Lockheed Martin Corporation. We measured the extent to which MetS risk factors measured using HRA and medical claims correlated with biometric screening data.
Results From the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council Physical Activity Challenge to American Business.
J Occup Environ Med
December 2016
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (Mr Berko, Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Ms Kent); Truven Health Analytics, an IBM Company, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); and Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, District of Columbia (Marchibroda).
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe findings from a survey of employees at 10 businesses participating in the "Building Better Health: Physical Activity Challenge," an effort led by the Bipartisan Policy Center's CEO Council on Health and Innovation.
Methods: Employers provided employees with pedometers as part of an 8-week Physical Activity Challenge (Challenge). Employees were then asked to complete a survey about their awareness of, participation in, and satisfaction with the Challenge.
Health risk factors as predictors of workers' compensation claim occurrence and cost.
Occup Environ Med
January 2017
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Center for Health, Work, and Environment and Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the predictive relationships between employee health risk factors (HRFs) and workers' compensation (WC) claim occurrence and costs.
Methods: Logistic regression and generalised linear models were used to estimate the predictive association between HRFs and claim occurrence and cost among a cohort of 16 926 employees from 314 large, medium and small businesses across multiple industries. First, unadjusted (HRFs only) models were estimated, and second, adjusted (HRFs plus demographic and work organisation variables) were estimated.