Webinar: Using a Total Worker Health/Total Farmer Health Approach to Assessing Ag Worker Wellbeing

Last updated on May 16th, 2024 at 09:58 am

Summary: In the San Luis Valley, Colorado – community leaders have voiced increasing concern for the behavioral health of workers in the agriculture industry. Using Total Worker Health® and Total Farmer Health® frameworks, we developed an interactive worker wellbeing assessment. Approximately 118 participants responded to our survey with a completion rate adequate for analysis.

This presentation will describe worker wellbeing through measures of job satisfaction, coworker support, work affect, work fatigue, overall health status, chronic health conditions, individual stress, general mental health status, substance use, work injury, social support, anxiety, and depression.

Intended Audience: Ag industry leaders, health providers, behavioral health clinicians

Objectives: After the training, participants will be able to…

1. Identify sources of stress for agriculture workers in the San Luis Valley, Colorado
2. Recognize varying levels of behavioral health risk factors, behaviors, and outcomes
3. Evaluate behavioral health through a work-centric lens

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