Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace

The Center's Co-director Laura Punnett was recently selected for the new Mass. Hospital Ergonomics Task Force, which will develop recommendations on the surveillance and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Mass. hospital workers, including safe patient handling.

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has renewed funding for a collaborative research-to-practice program led by UMass Lowell Prof. Laura Punnett.

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CPH-NEW was recently selected to participate in a national initiative to study health promotion in the workplace. The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the amount of $8 million dollars.

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CPH-NEW has received a $12,500 pilot award from UMass CCTS Community Engagement & Research for an Obesity study. The center is collaborating with Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, the Immigrant Worker Center, and the Boston Workers Alliance on the study. Learn more.

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Thomas B. Shea

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Laura Punnett

What happens here is I can really have a dialogue with students. more >
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Mark Micire, 2011

UMass Lowell scientists search for new robotics and AI technologies to improve the lives of wounded soldiers and others. more >
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