Organizational Approaches
Organizational approaches to support wellness and self-care require multiple levels of coordination. Approaches designed to create a culture of wellness can include simple strategies targeted to individual employees as well as more complex organizational planning to sustain self-care initiatives across all employees. Some examples are flexible workload or schedule-rotations, stress management training programs, teamwork & transition planning, debriefing sessions and wellness incentives.
This tip sheet offers recommendations for employers to encourage employee input.
This fact sheet provides employers examples of work stressors and what can be done to design healthier jobs.
This fact sheet provides employers with information about the costs of job stress and offers tips for creating a healthier workplace.
Reducing Burnout
Total Worker Health In-Depth: Burnout
Dr. Eean Crawford at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa highlights the early signs of burnout, the toll on individuals and the workplace, potential causes, and employer solutions.
WATCH NOW >Stress
Total Worker Health In-Depth: Stress
Dr. John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health discusses the causes and impact of job stress, and employer solutions.
WATCH NOW >This article lists ways organizations can support staff wellness.
Self-Care in the Workplace
This web resource helps professionals facilitate brief self-care sessions with their peers and colleagues. Includes a plan for each session, with details to guide the facilitator.
Workplace Culture
Culture Can Prevent Burnout
This brief video interview with Tait Shanafelt, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Stanford School of Medicine emphasizes the importance of supportive culture of wellness.
WATCH NOW >Workplace Culture
Strategies Must Be Practical and Local
This brief video interview with Christine Sinsky, MD, Vice President of Professional Satisfaction, American Medical Association emphasizes selecting unique strategies to address burnout that match the organization.
WATCH NOW >Wellness Diagnostics Inventory
Checklist to identify components of a wellness initiative at your organization.
NIOSH WellBQ
A 15-min survey to assess staff well-being at work, with instructions for use and scoring.
This document lists questions an organization can use to measure and monitor staff well-being.
Workplace Assessment
This compendium includes measures for healthcare worker burnout, causes, and financial impacts.