WorkLife Initiative
Outputs: Conferences
Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches
External link: http://www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh.html
The eighth international conference on occupational stress and health, Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches, will be held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 5-8, 2009, with Preconference Workshops on November 5. This conference is convened by the American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology.
Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Health and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships
External link: http://www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh.html
March 6 – 8, 2008, Washington, DC.
Steps to a Healthier U.S. Workforce Symposium
In the fall of 2004, NIOSH and more than 50 co-sponsors and supporters conducted a national symposium to explore the science and economics of integrated work-based approaches to protect and promote worker health and to discuss the current state of practice. National and international leaders from business, labor, and academic communities provided ample evidence that, in some settings, integrative approaches to work and health are beneficial. Numerous case studies and anecdotal reports provided support for the concepts that workplace conditions can promote worker health, and healthy workers are good for business. Nevertheless, most approaches have not been subjected to rigorous evaluation, and the validity of generalizing from limited experience is far from certain. Symposium participants strongly encouraged NIOSH to lead efforts to improve the scientific exploration of the benefits and limits of integrated programs for improved worker health and well being.
