A Holistic Approach to Injury Prevention and Why It Matters

This presentation is a replay from COPA Con 2023, providing another opportunity to access its valuable content and insights.

Abstract:
What is the implication for risk and safety if 95% of all that humans do is unconscious and socially influenced? No matter how many safety policies, safety signs, stretch programs or injury prevention programs we have, the potential for an employee to be injured on the job will still exist. Holistic approaches, such as the Total Worker Health approach, prioritizes a hazard-free work environment for all workers. It also brings together all aspects of work in integrating interventions that address worker safety, health and well-being. Using a holistic approach to injury prevention can help reduce injury risk by identifying and addressing underlying psychosocial issues that employees face either as a result of their work environment or life outside of work. An athletic trainer can play a pivotal role in injury risk reduction when additional focus is placed on overall health and wellness in the workplace.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how a holistic health and wellness approach applies to injury prevention.
• Identify psychosocial components of work and life that impact employee’s overall health and wellness.
• Identify options for determining worker health and wellness in the occupational setting. 
• Explain ways to improve overall health and wellness as an athletic trainer in the occupational setting.

Level:
Advanced

Domain(s):
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy 
Domain 5: Health Care Administration and Professional Responsibility

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords: holistic, wellness, occupational, injury prevention

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