Total Worker Health Capacity Building Letter

Attachment A

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0953

Exp. Date 7/31/2018

March 4, 2016

Dear

The NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health (TWH) is already having a busy 2016, as I am sure you are. The National TWH Agenda is in the final stages of development and changes to the Workforce Development Framework will reflect the final Agenda. At the last Directors update call, I discussed the possibility of having a workshop or colloquium in late 2016 or 2017 to consider the next steps in building capacity for a TWH trained workforce. We are hoping to follow up with a special workforce development session at the 2018 Symposium. In preparation for these planned meetings, I would like to inquire if you currently have or will be developing a TWH course, certificate program, academic degree program, continuing education program, or incorporating TWH topics in existing courses or seminars. As a follow up to the training questions below, I will develop a listing of courses and programs and will be happy to share for future discussions and for planning the workshops.

Please answer the questions below to help us identify training opportunities to equip occupational safety and health professionals with the knowledge, skills and abilities to prevent worker injury and illness and to advance worker health and well-being. You may email it back to me at ahc0@cdc.gov.

Again I appreciate you taking the time to provide this important TWH training information.

Best Regards,

Adele

Adele M. Childress, PhD, MSPH

Office for Total Worker Health®

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

404-498-2556 (office)

404-449-4787 (cell)

ahc0@cdc.gov

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1. Center/Organization Name:

   

2. Does your organization offer Total Worker Health (TWH) seminar(s)? YES NO

   1. Please indicate where the seminar is offered.

Center:

Associated School of Public Health:

Other:

2. Are the seminar(s) one time or ongoing? YES NO

3. Does your Center/Organization offer TWH course(s)? YES NO

a. Please indicate where the course(s) is offered

Center:

Associated School of Public Health:

Other:

b. Are the course(s) one time or ongoing? YES NO

4. Is the topic of TWH routinely covered in another course not mentioned above? YES NO

If so, course title:

5. Does your Center/Organization offer a TWH Certificate Program? YES NO

   1. Please indicate the type of program.

Online:

Classroom:

Hybrid (describe):

6. Does your Center/Organization offer any other TWH workforce development training not described above?

7. Does your Center/Organization plan on developing a TWH Training Program? YES NO

a. If so, what type?

8. Has your Center/Organization developed or are currently in the process of developing competencies for professionals who would work in the field of TWH? (Please attach, if possible)

9. Has your Center/Organization developed or are currently developing a curriculum for professionals who would work in the field of TWH? (Please attach, if possible)

10. Would you or your Center/Organization be interested in participating in a workshop/colloquium on TWH workforce development/capacity building? YES NO