TWH in Action! eBlast: Promising Practices in the Aging Workplace, New Frontiers in Workplace Health, & 2018 TWH Symposium Call for Abstracts

TWH in Action! eBlast: Promising Practices in the Aging Workplace, New Frontiers in Workplace Health, & 2018 TWH Symposium Call for Abstracts

Dear colleague,

The NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health^®  is excited to bring three opportunities to advance worker safety, health, and well-being to your inbox. We hope you’ll mark your calendars for these opportunities.

CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Work-related injuries and stress are increasing. Each year, more than 4,500 deaths occur from work-related injuries, and 10%–20% of all cardiovascular diseases among working-age people are work-related. Join NIOSH Office for TWH Director, Dr. L. Casey Chosewood and other expert panelists at the next CDC Public Health Grand Rounds “New Frontiers in Workplace Health” live on Facebook, August 15^th at 1pm ET. http://bit.ly/2u4e5jO

NIOSH TWH Webinar Series: The National Center for Productive Aging and Work (NCPAW) and the NIOSH Office for TWH are co-hosting a free webinar, “Interventions and Promising Practices in the Aging Workplace”, as part of the Productive Aging and Work webinar series and in observance of National Employ Older Workers Week. The aging of the workforce in the U.S. and many other countries is having a profound impact on how we conceptualize and approach occupational safety and health. In this webinar, three expert presenters will provide a complimentary overview of interventions and promising practices for addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by an aging workforce. Join us on September 28^th from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET for this exciting event. Continuing education credits are pending for this activity. Register Now!

Call for Abstracts for the 2018 2^nd International Symposium to Advance TWH: Work & Well-Being: How Safer, Healthier Work Can Enhance Well-Being. The call for abstracts for the 2nd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health^® is open. The conference will be held May 8-11, 2018 at the Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The goals of the conference are to 1) reaffirm our dedication and commitment to safety and health, 2) redesign the way we lead, supervise, and organize the work environment, and 3) to reveal novel research and strategies to improve worker well-being, establish new links between work and the risks for chronic disease, and advance the Total Worker Health field. Submit your abstract and join us in 2018. Abstract submission closes October 31, 2017.

Be well,

NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health^®