WHO well-being index for health workers
Rapid estimate of human well-being.
The WHO well-being index for health workers can be assessed using F2 section 8 of the Health Facility Questionnaire, developed by the World Bank (see below).
For each component in the index, compute 4 minus the response code for all questions (i.e. 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05) and determine the total for all components of the index. Then divide the total by the number of elements in the index (i.e. 5).
The WHO well-being index for health workers is assessed using the Heath Results Based Financing Impact Evaluation, F2 section 8 - Health Worker Individual Questionnaire (developed by the World Bank).
The health facility questionnaires were designed to provide primary data on service delivery, facility structures, process quality, human resources and infrastructure. A health facility survey involves visiting and collecting data for all health facilities identified in the sampling plan.
World Bank health facility survey: Heath Results Based Financing Impact Evaluation, Health Facility Questionnaire: F2 - Health Worker Individual Questionnaire (Section 8 - Wellbeing).
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Further, the workplace has been established as one the priority settings for health promotion, with occupational health evolving to include not only the physical work environment but psychosocial and personal health factors as well. To this end, a healthy workplace has been defined as one in which workers and managers collaborate to use a continual improvement process to protect and promote the health, safety and well-being of all workers and the sustainability of the workplace. This indicator provides a rapid estimate of human well-being, with the index ranging from 0 (low well being) to 1 (high well being).
Health workforce, Human resources
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The complete toolkit and health facility survey can be found on the World Bank website at: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTHEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/EXTHSD/EXTIMPEVALTK/0,,contentMDK:23262154~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:8811876,00.html
