Total Worker Health: improving safety, health, and well-being at work
CPH-NEW IV - Total Worker Health
This center creates and shares workplace programs to help workers—especially teachers—improve safety, mental well‑being, and work‑life balance.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Farmington, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11113776 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a worker or teacher worried about job stress or safety, this program develops workplace interventions and training to support your health and well‑being. The Center runs two large workplace intervention projects (including one focused on teachers), a smaller exploratory project, and cores that translate findings into practice and manage evaluation. Researchers partner with employers and professionals to deliver programs, collect outcome data, and form policy recommendations. The Center also trains graduate students and shares materials widely so more workplaces can adopt these approaches.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are working adults—particularly teachers—and employees at partner workplaces who are willing to take part in workplace health and safety programs.
Not a fit: People who are not currently employed, who work at nonparticipating sites, or whose job issues are unrelated to workplace conditions may not directly benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, participating workers could experience better mental health, safer working conditions, and improved work‑life balance.
How similar studies have performed: Earlier Total Worker Health programs have shown promising improvements in safety and well‑being, though larger-scale implementation and long‑term results are still being expanded.
Where this research is happening
Farmington, United States
- University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt — Farmington, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cavallari, Jennifer M — University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
- Study coordinator: Cavallari, Jennifer M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.