Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) – Resources for Action
The NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) may be used to identify opportunities for advancing worker well-being through workplace policies, programs, and practices. The following resources on this page, provided by NIOSH, the NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health®, and other partners, may help you address the issues identified using the results of the NIOSH WellBQ.
Please see the NIOSH Total Worker Health (TWH) Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation Resources page for a list of useful tools to help you get started on implementation of TWH strategies.
Visit the NIOSH TWH Training webpage for opportunities to learn more strategies and remain up-to-date on promising practices related to TWH approaches. Contact NIOSH TWH staff at twh@cdc.gov for more resources or if you would like further assistance.
Resources to help understand and optimize conditions that influence worker well-being
(Pertains to worker well-being domains: Work Evaluation and Experience; Workplace Policies and Culture)
- Toolkits for supervisor and team training
These toolkits were developed by the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center to apply a TWH approach for creating a supportive work culture.
- TWH Leadership Programs
This training was developed by the Center for Health, Work & Environment for individuals who want to create a sustainable work culture that is safe, healthy, and productive.
- Tip sheets to encourage employee input
This is one of the TWH implementation resources by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Well-being and is available in Spanish.
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
SHRM provides tools and recommendations for creating work environments that recognize the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
(Pertains to worker well-being domains: Work Evaluation and Experience; Workplace Policies and Culture; Health Status)
- Work schedules: Shift Work and Long Work Hours
This NIOSH webpage provides links to training and NIOSH guidance on working hours and work schedules. - Stress at Work
This NIOSH webpage includes books, reports, and videos on job stress and preventing stress at work.
- Stress@Work
This page by the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) provides information about job stress prevention.
(Pertains to worker well-being domain: Health Status)
- CDC Workplace Health Resource Center
This suite of webpages by CDC provides searchable, research-based tools and resources to help employers support their employees’ physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. - Toolbox Talk
These outreach materials by the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest provide talking points for discussing topics such as reducing stigma about suicide and mental health in construction.
(Pertains to worker well-being domain: Workplace Physical Environment and Safety Climate)
- Tool Directory
This list by the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center identifies resources for occupational safety and health. - TWH In-Depth Video Series
These videos by the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest discuss topics such as opioid drug policy in the workplace and workplace violence.
(Pertains to worker well-being domains: Work Evaluation and Experience; Workplace Policies and Culture)
- Nonstandard work arrangements webinars
These webinars by the Center for Healthy Work cover topics such as “Integrated Low-Wage Worker Health Promotion and Prevention in a Community Space” and “Organizing, Research, and Policy Approaches Towards Improving Job Quality in Nonstandard and Informal Work Arrangements.”
- American Heart Association Corporate Roundtable Resources
This page includes case studies from employers of efforts to create healthy companies and communities. The page also includes the Workplace Health Playbook which offers evidence-based advice to evaluate and improve workplace health programs. - American Psychiatric Association: Workplace Stress
This page includes suggestions for employers and other resources to address workplace stress. - National Safety Council’s Campbell Institute
The Campbell Institute provides case studies from winners of the Robert W Campbell Award, which recognizes organizational excellence in environment, health, and safety.
