Equipping frontline leaders to support team member wellbeing – L. Casey Chosewood, MD

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Episode 84 | Duration: 28:09

L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, is currently the Associate Director for Strategic Priorities, and Director of the Office for Total Worker Health® at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). In this role, he promotes the protection and improvement of the safety, health and wellbeing of workers through research, intervention development and partnerships. Dr. Chosewood coordinates the worker wellbeing, mental health and substance use disorder prevention portfolios of the Institute. He also co-leads the NIOSH cross-sector dedicated to Healthy Work Design and Wellbeing. From 2004 to 2009, he was the Director of the CDC Office of Health and Safety, which served the 15,000 members of the CDC workforce. Previous work included serving as the MedicalDirector of CDC’s three occupational health clinics and as the Medical Directorof the tech manufacturing company Lucent Technologies.

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Dr. Chosewood talks about the critical role frontline leaders play in.supporting team member safety and wellbeing. He delves into how frontlineleaders play a role in the three P’s of total worker health – policies,programs and practices – both influencing their creation and overseeing theirimplementation. He talks about how frontline leaders are essential to minimizing work stress and supporting team members because they control schedules, the pace of work and how much control and flexibility team member shave in daily work. Dr. Chosewood also shares the critical role of manager in supporting inclusion, belonging and trust, essential factors in workplace safety and wellbeing. He also shares measurements that bedside managers and senior leaders can use to gauge workplace wellbeing

Links related to Dr. Chosewood's podcast episode:

• NIOSH Impact Wellbeing™ homepage
• NIOSH WellBQ worker wellbeing guide
• NIOSH Total Worker Health® homepage