Introduction:

This 1-hour lesson will provide the occupational health nurse with an overview of the evidence supporting workplace health promotion and strategies for programs, policies, and practices directed at employees and employers.

This module is part of the 19-module OHN Prep Course Package.

Learning Objectives:

● Discuss the burden of health on work and the burden of work on employee health.

● Define workplace health promotion and disease prevention.

● Identify health risks, hazards, and assessments.

● Discuss models for health promotion and disease prevention.

● Discuss provisions in the ACA, ADA, and EEOC.

● Identify the levels of disease prevention at work.

● Discuss health education and principles of adult learning.

Lecturer:

• Joshua Scott, PhD, MS, served as the associate director of education for the Center for Health, Work & Environment and assistant professor in the Colorado School of Public Health from 2015-2019.
  

The University of Colorado College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. A maximum of 1 contact hour is available for this course. For questions about contact hours, please email nursingce@ucdenver.edu.

This course covers topics outlined in the ABOHN Candidate Handbooks for COHN and COHN-S.

Criteria for Successful Completion: You must fully complete this module and all assessment questions, along with the OHN Prep module survey.

Conflicts of Interest: No individuals in a position to control content for this activity has any relevant financial relationships to declare.

Commercial Support: There is no commercial support being received for this event.

Expiration date for Enduring Materials: Origination Date: May 1, 2020 through Expiration Date: May 1, 2022

Joint Providers: This activity is being jointly provided by the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education, The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health and The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health has partnered with the The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health to deliver continuing education to occupational health nurses.