NIOSH Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program seeks to improve the design of work, work environments, and management practices in order to advance worker safety, health, and well-being. The program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia to accomplish its goals. Current priorities include:

• Improving the organization of work in order to reduce job stress.
• Advancing the safety and health of workers in non-standard work arrangements, such as temporary agency, contract, and gig arrangements.
• Protecting workers from the adverse health and safety consequences of shift work, long work hour schedules, and other factors that contribute to work-related fatigue.

The NIOSH Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program seeks to improve the design of work, work environments, management practices, and organizational policies in order to advance worker safety, health, and well-being. This snapshot shows recent accomplishments and upcoming work.

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Suggested Citations 

NIOSH [2019]. Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program. By Streit, J.M.K., Swanson, N.G., Chosewood, L.C., & Pana-Cryan, R., and Reeves, K. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2019–171, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019171external icon