Pantaleon was selected to present at the 3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health hosted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) of United States, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Total Worker Health® (TWH) is an approach that integrates hazard protection with promotion of health, safety, and wellbeing. TWH strategies are especially relevant to address complex interactions of occupational, environmental, social, and personal risk factors that impact health. In the same line, The Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) and Pantaleon sought to identify the priorities for workers health, safety, and wellbeing at the company across its operations in Latin America.
The 3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health® focuses on advancing Total Worker Health (TWH) research, practice, policies, and programs. Bringing together an audience of safety and health professionals, employers, researchers, policymakers, organized labor representatives, and members of the academic community, this one-of-a-kind Symposium examines opportunities to make workplaces safer and to improve the health and well-being of the workforce across the world. Our team shared how Pantaleon has implemented a Total Worker Health Program, focusing on best practices and lessons learned throughout this process.
The team first conducted a TWH needs assessment across all levels of the organization in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Mexico. The assessment was conducted through in person and online Employee Health and Safety Culture surveys, Employee Health Risk Assessments, a Leadership Self-Assessment, as well as through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with top leaders and managers at the company.
The results show that the needs assessment identified three main priority areas of focus including chronic disease prevention & management, sleep hygiene, stress management and mental health. Health and safety leaders from Pantaleon in Guatemala and Nicaragua provided insight of their current TWH practices and protocols, tackling integral health priorities that have also been exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic.