The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines Total Worker Health® as “policies, programs and practices that integrate protection from work-related safety and health hazards with promotion of injury and illness prevention efforts to advance worker well-being.” This editorial features an interview with Dr Laura Linnan, a leader of the workplace health and well-being movement and a Principal Investigator for one of the ten ‘Centers of Excellence in Total Worker Health®’ sponsored by NIOSH to study how approaches to better integrating health and safety can improve outcomes. We discuss differences between “comprehensive approaches” to workplace wellness and a Total Worker Health® approach. I also interview ChatGBT to assess whether the latest in artificial intelligence is accurate in its understanding of contemporary workplace based health promotion.
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