Events
4th Annual Occupational Health & Safety Student Research Conference
The 4th Annual Occupational Health & Safety Student Research Conference will take place at the University of Iowa College of Public Health (145 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City) on Friday, April 26. This event provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and collaborators across campus and the region to learn about innovative occupational health and safety […]
Occupational Safety & Health Limerick Contest Now Open!
Visit LimerickContest.com for more contest information! Write a humorous limerick on a topic related to occupational health and safety. A limerick is a humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet. Healthier Workforce Center members, […]
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Healthier Workforce Center Showcases their Efforts
Members of the Healthier Workforce Center (HWC) from three Midwest states packed their bags in May 2018 and traveled to Bethesda, MD for the 2nd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health (TWH). This diverse team includes practitioners, researchers with a wide range of academic training,including safety and health, ergonomics, engineering, occupational medicine,anthropology, occupational therapy, communication, […]
Total Worker Health® Methods Workshop
How can we ensure that Total Worker Health research is appropriate and effective? In March 2017, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest hosted a Total Worker Health (THW) Research Methodology Workshop which included national experts from NIOSH, TWH centers and affiliates. The meeting was held in response to recommendations from the Independent Panel of […]
2015 Work, Stress & Health Conference
Work, Stress and Health 2015: Sustainable Work, Sustainable Health, Sustainable Organizations May 6-9, 2015 in Atlanta, GA This conference covers numerous topics of interest to labor, management, practitioners and researchers, such as work and family issues, new forms of work organization, changing worker demographics, best practices for preventing stress and improving the health of workers […]
1st International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
Registration is NOW OPEN for 1st International Symposium to Advance TOTAL WORKER HEALTH Together with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Office for Total Worker Health and 14 other prestigious partners, we are excited to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the 1st International Symposium to Advance TOTAL WORKER HEALTH™. The […]