Newsletter, June 2023

The Center for Work, Health, & Well-being identifies and promotes workplace policies, programs, and practices that support working conditions influencing the safety, health,

and well-being of workers.

Center for Work, Health, & Well-being Newsletter June 2023

Thriving from Work Questionnaires

Available on Our Center’s Website

We are excited to share the short and long versions of the Center's Thriving from Work Questionnaire on our website, along with informative answers to frequently asked questions. The Thriving Workers, Thriving Workplaces Study, led by Dr. Susan Peters and Dr. Greg Wagner, has developed and validated two versions of the Thriving from Work Questionnaire, a thirty item version with six dimensions of worker well-being, and an eight item short-form version. The questionnaire has also been translated into several languages, including Spanish. The Thriving from Work User Manual is under development and will be uploaded to the Center's website once complete; it will provide valuable guidance and information to support researchers and practitioners using the Thriving from Work Questionnaire.

The Center’s research projects are using items from the Thriving from Work Questionnaire with workers across several industries including workers from healthcare and finance, as well as warehouse and office workers. In these studies, we aim to better understand the determinants of thriving from work, and how thriving from work is associated with key enterprise outcomes.

Interested in using one of the Thriving from Work Questionnaires? Download them for free from our website, along with the Frequently Asked Questions document. Contact Dr. Susan Peters for information about using items from the questionnaires in your organizational assessment or research study.

See the May issue of NIOSH eNews Research Rounds for more information!

Related Publications

Peters, SE, Gundersen, DA, Katz, JN, Sorensen, G, Wagner, GR. Thriving from Work Questionnaire: dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the long and short form questionnaires. Am J Ind Med. 2023; 1- 16. doi:10.1002/ajim.23465

Peters SE, Sorensen G, Gundersen DA, Katz JN, Wagner GR. Thriving from Work: Conceptualization and Measurement. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(13):7196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137196

Health and Safety Toolbox Talks

Fourteen Health and Safety Toolbox Talks are now available for download on our Center's website. These were developed as part of the All the Right Moves (ARM) Program, utilized in our research project, Intervention Effectiveness: Integrated approaches to health and safety in dynamic construction work environments. These Toolbox Talks fall into three areas of research that are of significant importance in the Construction Industry: Respiratory Health, Safety Climate, and Work Life. To improve construction worker health, safety, and productivity, companies often incorporate Toolbox Talks on relevant topics. These short, facilitated and interactive discussions provide opportunities for learning and also for workers to share their experiences and suggestions.

More about our Research Projects

Upcoming Events

Work, Stress and Health Conference

November 8-11, 2023

Hear more about our Center’s work from Erika Sabbath and Susan Peters, both presenting at the Work, Stress and Health Conference in Miami, Florida on November 8-11. More information will soon be available on the conference website.

More Events

Other News

Center Director Glorian Sorensen is recognized as one of the Ten Most Influential Women Scholars in Health Promotion

Center Director Glorian Sorensen has been recognized by the American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) as one of the most accomplished and influential women researchers and educators in the public health education and health promotion field. The article: “The Ten Most Influential Women Scholars in Health Promotion” can be found here. This “top ten” list features some of the women leaders working in healthcare and public health who have made specialized contributions to the field of health promotion.

New Policy Statement Released

Supporting Decent Work for All

The American Public Health Association (APHA) in conjunction with the UIC Center for Healthy Work, has released a new policy supporting decent work for all. This policy provides a strategic umbrella of tactics for just, equitable, and healthy economic development of decent work and proposes research partnerships to develop, implement, measure, and evaluate decent work in the United States. Learn more here.

The Surgeon General's Framework for

Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a framework in October of 2022 highlighting the essential role that workplaces play in promoting and supporting the mental health and well-being of workers and communities. The framework highlights 5 essentials: protection from harm; connection and community; work-life harmony; mattering at work; and opportunities for growth. The Work and Well-Being Initiative, jointly led by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and MIT Sloan School of Management, including Lisa Berkman, Erin Kelly, and Meg Lovejoy, served as advisors in creating the framework. These researchers are leading the Center’s Fulfillment Center Intervention Study.

For more information, go to The Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being or Work and Well-Being Initiative advises on new Surgeon General’s Framework.

Related Publication

Lovejoy M, Kelly EL, Kubzansky LG, Berkman LF. Work Redesign for the 21st Century:

Promising Strategies for Enhancing Worker Well-Being. Am J Public Health 2021; 111,

1787_1795. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306283

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Work, Health, & Well-being

The Center for Work, Health, & Well-being is one of ten Centers of Excellence funded by the NIOSH Total Worker Health Program. The Center is comprised of partnerships and collaborations with academic and healthcare institutions: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences; Boston College School of Social Work; MIT Sloan School of Management; Mass General Brigham; Boston University School of Public Health; and HealthPartners/HealthPartners Institute in Minnesota.

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