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Abstract #149051
Audio (mp3) recordingBill Borwegen, MPH, Occupational Health and Safety, Service Employees International Union, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, 202-730-7385, Bill.Borwegen@seiu.org
Labor union occupational health and safety programs focus on systemic vs. individual change in the workplace; reducing or eliminating hazards by improving working conditions and advocating for expanded worker training. This approach seems to be inherently in conflict with health promotion; attempting to change the behavior of workers vs. the behavior of the employer. However, as the concept of health promotion has gained resources and traction in recent years, opportunities to link occupational health and safety with health promotion must be further explored. The author will question some of the underlying principles of health promotion that have been detrimental to promoting sound occupational health and safety programs, while offering suggestions for mutually supportive collaborative approaches.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe health protection/health promotion models.
- Identify significant challenges in conducting health protection/health promotion interventions.
- Identify strategies for integrating health protection and health promotion in the workplace.
- Describe how to successfully recruit stakeholders for health protection/health promotion interventions.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA