This initiative, funded through the NICHD Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, supports interdisciplinary research to develop innovative quasi-experimental designs for evaluating the effects of workplace policies and practices on the health and well-being of workers and their families. The long-range goals of the initiative are to identify workplace interventions that can improve health by improving the ability of the worker to successfully meet both work and family demands. Examples of potential workplace interventions include changes in schedule flexibility, benefits, workplace atmosphere, workplace-based counseling programs, alcohol use policies and programs, and potential for career growth. The initiative seeks to develop a common theoretical model to guide research design and also to develop a common return-on-investment model that can be adapted to different workplace settings in order to evaluate the costs and benefits for the employer of implementing the interventions. More information about the project is available at  https://www.kpchr.org/workplacenetwork/default.aspx.

For more information on the initiative, contact Rosalind King.