AOHC Encore 2022-115: What We Learned: Setting Up a Successful Staff

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The video is a session presented by the Health and Safety Directorate in the World Bank Group on setting up a successful staff health risk assessment survey during a pandemic. The session is introduced by Jasmina Goldoni-Lestadius, a Senior Occupational Health Specialist in the World Bank, who provides an overview of the World Bank Group and the Health and Safety Directorate. She explains that the World Bank Group is an international organization focused on ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. The Health and Safety Directorate serves the staff in the World Bank and the National Monetary Fund, providing occupational health and safety, personal health and wellness, and mental health and well-being services.<br /><br />The session highlights the importance of implementing a comprehensive staff health risk assessment survey. The World Bank Group conducted a survey to collect data on health risks and conditions of their staff, with a focus on physical and mental health, perception of health, preventive screening, ergonomics, sick leave, vaccine hesitancy, and knowledge of basic health factors. The survey was designed to provide a holistic understanding of staff health and to inform future programs and interventions. The survey was considered a success, with a response rate of 32% and the collection of over 6 million data points. The session concludes with a discussion on the value of surveys, the importance of collaboration and communication, and the need for follow-up actions based on survey results.

Keywords

staff health risk assessment survey

pandemic

occupational health and safety

mental health and well-being services

preventive screening

sick leave

response rate

data points

follow-up actions