Events
Register Now for the Hawkeye On Safety
The Hawkeye on Safety annual conference provides life-saving health and safety information to Iowa workers from all industries, with a particular emphasis on facilities management and the building trades. We also offer the key networking opportunities that you need to keep current in occupational safety standards and trends. This conference is intended for health and safety professionals, construction […]
National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health
The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW) in collaboration with Suffolk University invites you to attend the 3rd National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health. The symposium will bring together corrections leaders, corrections officers (COs), practitioners, university researchers and government representatives to explore current evidence and practice about the promotion of corrections worker health […]
Register for Agricultural Safety & Health: The Core Course
The Agricultural Safety and Health Core Course has been the national model of effective agricultural safety and health education for over a decade. Expert instruction is provided by experienced faculty and specialists including Board Certified Physicians, Veterinarians, and Certified Industrial Hygienists. Course Includes • Interactive Activities • Safety and Rescue Demonstrations • Classroom Instruction • Farm Tours […]
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 Health Symposium 2019
The Healthier Workforce Center (HWC) was honored to bring together regional experts to address Total Worker Health in the workplace at the Heartland Center’s annual Occupational Health Symposium last month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Engaging and informational presentations highlighted FMLA & ADA, creating inclusive workspaces, hazard mapping, the aging shoulder, Total Worker Health strategies, changes to workers compensation in […]
NIOSH’s Casey Chosewood Visits Iowa
Earlier this month, L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, Director of the Office of Total Worker Health at NIOSH traveled to Eastern Iowa to present at the Corridor Business Journal’s annual Health Care Summit. During his luncheon keynote, Dr. Chosewood addressed the business case for Total Worker Health initiatives. Attendees were advised to focus on workplace changes […]
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, […]
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 […]