114 - How Occupational Health Physicians Can Build Employer Cultures of Health, Safety and Wellbeing to Expand their Impact

Session Description: A healthy workforce is increasingly recognized as a strategic business asset. This session presents a case study of DTE Energy’s five-year journey to build a best-in-class culture of health, safety, and wellbeing referencing a recent paper entitled, “The Power of Commitment: Creating an Award-Winning Culture of Health and Well-Being at DTE Energy” published in the Journal of Population Health Management.
Leveraging a validated corporate health assessment framework built on ten best practice pillars, DTE achieved a 75% improvement in its enterprise score, approaching national benchmarks. Initiatives integrated safety and wellbeing, engaged more than 200 wellbeing champions and athletic trainers, and delivered measurable improvements, including a 36% reduction in musculoskeletal injuries and a 56% decline in workers’ compensation claims. This demonstrates how Total Worker Health principles can be operationalized at scale, yielding both improved outcomes for employees and business performance.

By attending this session, participants learn how to apply the methodologies that drive this transformation.

Educational Gaps: The future of occupational medicine will include guiding enterprises to achieve benchmark cultures of health, safety, and wellbeing.

Is this session being sponsored by an ACOEM Section or Component?: No

Has this session previously been presented?: No

The AOHC 2026 theme is Healthy workers. Healthy world: This session takes occupational health to the next level. To be safe at work and avoid injury, it is critical for employees to be healthy. This transfers to their homes, as well, and their families. This session shows how to promote healthy behaviors and positively influence the health of the employee population.