Media Advisory: 3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health^®: Shaping work now and in the future

MEDIA CONTACT: Stephanie Stevens, yky0@cdc.gov

WHAT

3^rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health®: Shaping work now and in the future

Symposium website

WHEN

Begins: Tuesday, October 11*

Ends: Friday, October 14 at 12:30 p.m. EDT

*Pre-symposium workshops will convene on October 11. The virtual agenda begins on Wednesday, October 12 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

WHERE

Virtual and in-person at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland

REGISTER

Virtual registration closes September 30, 2022

* Complimentary registration available for members of the media. 

BACKGROUND

The 3^rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health is a NIOSH co-sponsored public conference focusing on advancing Total Worker Health (TWH) research, practice, policies, and programs. The TWH approach integrates workplace interventions that protect the safety and health of workers, improve the design of work, and advance overall worker well-being.

Bringing together an audience of safety and health professionals, employers, researchers, policymakers, organized labor representatives, and members of the academic community, this one-of-a-kind Symposium examines opportunities to make workplaces safer and to improve the health and well-being of the workforce across the world.

The Symposium aims to support the audience as they pursue advancing TWH research and practice through the following activities:

• Investigate: Explore the latest, most compelling research that advances worker safety, health, and well-being around the globe.
• Connect: Collaborate and share insights with practitioners using new methods and transdisciplinary approaches.
• Apply: Gain practical strategies to rapidly address existing and emerging issues so workers can thrive.

Opening remarks on October 12 will feature:

• CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
• NIOSH Director John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA
• Director of the NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health^® Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH

Keynote speakers include:

• S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD
• Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas L. Parker
• Earl Dotter, visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health and the American Worker’s Poet Laureate
• Saru Jayarman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkely
• Karina Nielsen, PhD, researcher in Applied Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Organizational Psychology at the Institute of Work Psychology at the Sheffield University Management School

Learn more about the Symposium and review the virtual and in-person agendas on the website. Continuing education is available for this activity.

Total Worker Health^® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
To find out more about the Total Worker Health Program and its work within NIOSH, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/.