International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health®
The International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health (TWH) is a public conference focused on advancing research, practice, policies, and programs aligned with the TWH approach. The symposium explores opportunities to create safer workplaces and ways to improve the health and well-being of the workforce.
Symposium attendees will hear keynote addresses, presentations, and workshops from experts in the field highlighting the latest research and best practices to advance the safety, health, and well-being of workers. Participants include scientists and professionals from industry, government, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, labor, and human resources.
Did you miss the live 3rd International Symposium to Advance TWH? Watch recordings of the general sessions and keynotes, now available on YouTube!
Past Events
3rd International Symposium to Advance TWH, October 2022
NIOSH and the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) presented the 3rd International Symposium to Advance TWH October 11-14, 2022. The symposium theme “Shaping Work Now and in the Future” was reflected in a new virtual conference track. This was the first time the symposium used a hybrid model, offering events virtually and in-person at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
If you missed the Symposium, learn more below:
- Recorded general sessions and keynotes
- TWH in Action! eNewsletter Vol. 11 No. 4 (December 2022)
- Blog Series
- TWH in Action! eNewsletter Vol. 11 No. 2 (June 2022)
- NIOSH eNews Vol. 20 No. 2 – Director’s Desk (June 2022)
2nd International Symposium to Advance TWH, May 2018
NIOSH hosted the 2nd International Symposium to Advance TWH May 8-11, 2018 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The theme for the 2018 symposium was “Work & Well-Being: How Safer, Healthier Work Can Enhance Well-Being.”
If you missed the Symposium, learn more below:
- NIOSH eNews Vol. 16 No. 2 – Director’s Desk (June 2018)
- TWH in Action! eNewsletter Vol. 7 No. 2 (June 2018)
- TWH in Action! eNewsletter Vol. 7 No. 1 (March 2018)
1st International Symposium to Advance TWH, October 2014
The 1st International Symposium to Advance TWH was held October 6-8, 2014 at the National Institutes for Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference started with a keynote address from NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard. Select presentations from the 2014 Symposium are available for viewing.
If you missed the Symposium, learn more below:
