Collaborating for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Total Worker Health®

Total Worker Health® is an approach that jointly addresses workplace safety and employee well-being. As a Total Worker Health Center of Excellence, the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships with public sectors, private industries, and labor unions and is geared toward improving individual, organizational, and community well-being. Participants in this workshop will: Learn the fundamentals of Total Worker Health (TWH) and the Hierarchy of Controls; Explore the role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts as part of the TWH approach to organizational well-being through a case study featuring a partnership with a local non-profit specializing in supporting diverse workplaces; Identify TWH program change areas and discover new strategies for implementing a TWH approach. This workshop will draw on participation from attendees to identify participants’ organizational needs and apply TWH solutions to respond to those changing workforce and community needs. After completing this session, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the fundamentals of Total Worker Health (TWH) and the Hierarchy of Controls, (2) Explain the role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts as part of the TWH approach to organizational well-being through a case study featuring a partnership with a local non-profit specializing in supporting diverse workplaces, and (3) Identify TWH program change areas and discover new strategies for implementing a TWH approach.