Workplace Matters

This episode of Workplace Matters focuses on a project improving correctional officers’ health through a Participatory Approach. This is about involving employees in the creation of changes to the workplace. We’ll take a look at a St. Louis project on rural and urban jails, and how their Participatory Approach had long lasting positive effects on a stressful workplace.

Host: Michael Guhin

Guests: Dr. Lisa Jeagers, Superintendent Jeffery Carson, Correctional Officer Patryce Jackson, and Correctional Officer Ian Spooner

For more information about the Center and to access free resources, visit us at www.HealthierWorkforceCenter.org

The Healthier Workforce Center is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. U19OH008868 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

This episode of Workplace Matters focuses on Mod Factors and what employers can do to improve them. These factors can lower insurance premiums and save money. More importantly, a good mod factor is often the direct result of a safe and healthy workforce.

Host: Michael Guhin

Guests: Lisa Henning, Dan Krick, and Amanda Adam.

For more information about the Center and to access free resources, visit us at www.HealthierWorkforceCenter.org

The Healthier Workforce Center is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. U19OH008868 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.