Upcoming Events
April 19, 2019
April 26, 2019
- Baystate Health Systems, Safety Committees Retreat- "Using Total Worker Health to Broaden the Lens of your Safety Program" Baystate Education Center, Holyoke, Mass. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D.
May 17, 2019
June 9- 11, 2019
- 2019 Global Carework Summit- "Participatory Ergonomics to Address Burnout among Careworkers in a Mental Health Hospital"- University of Toronto Hart House, Toronto, ON. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D., Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Mass. Lowell. To register and for more information please visit the Global Carework Network Online Registration.
August 1, 2019
- Registration is now open for the 2019 National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health - The Symposium will bring together correctional leaders, industry practitioners, labor, and researchers to discuss solutions and collaboration possibilities to improve correctional worker health and well-being. Boston, Mass.. Visit the 2019 National Symposium on Corrections Worker Health for registration and more information.
Past Events
April 12, 2019
- 5th Annual Healthy Aging- Living well forum, UMass Lowell "Aging Workforce and addressing the needs of the aging workforce" CPH-NEW Investigator Janet Barnes-Farrell, Ph.D., will give a presentation. For more information and registration visit the UMass Lowell Healthy Aging Forum
November 29-30, 2018
- NECOEM/MaAOHN Annual Occupational and Environmental Health Conference "The Future is Now: Challenges and Opportunities in Occupational and Environmental Health" - Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, Newton, Mass. To register and for more information, visit the NECOEM website.
November 13-14, 2018
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) 20th Annual New England Area PDC - Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, Southbridge, Mass. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D. and CPH-NEW Investigator. To register and for more information, visit the ASSP website.
- 2018 National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference- "Racial and ethnic disparities in musculoskeletal disorders and functional disabilities of nursing assistants in long-term care facilities" - Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston, Mass. Presenter: Yuan Zhang, Ph.D., UMass Lowell Assistant Professor and CPH-NEW Investigator. To register and for more information, visit the NHCGNE website.
October 22, 2018
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society hosts "The Real Reasons You Want Sit/Stand Workstations in Your Office" webinar from Noon - 1 p.m. EST. Presenter - Carol Stuart-Buttle, Kermit G. Davis, Jack Dennerlein, and moderator Andy Dattel. The webinar is free to anyone who registers to attend. To register and for more information, visit the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society website.
October 10, 2018
- Connecticut River Valley AIHA Annual All-Day Conference - "HearWell: A Participatory Total Worker Health Hearing Conservation Program" - Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Conn.. Presenter: Jennifer Cavillari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center. To register and for more information, visit the Connecticut River Valley AIHA website.
September 26, 2018
- "Testing a Workplace Mental Health Intervention in an Australian Police Context: Findings From a Mixed Methods Evaluation" - Presenter: Tony LaMontagne, Sc.D., a CPH-NEW Affiliate Researcher and Professor of Work, Health & Wellbeing at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. More information about the talk can be found in this events announcement. The talk will be held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell at 1-2 p.m. Email: cphnew@uml.edu for further details and event location.
September 20, 2018
- National COSH "Work Injuries and Opioid Addiction: Getting to the Root of the Problem" Webinar at 2-3:30 p.m. EDT/ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT.
This webinar will look at current data and research that makes the link between the workplace injury and opioid use and where and how to intervene to prevent addiction and overdose.
Speakers will discuss a worker-justice framework to this problem and, through case studies and current research, innovative solutions including training and peer-led models.
Please read the event announcement for more detailed information about the talk.
Join by computer using GoToMeeting to see slides and audio or call in at (669) 224-3412, passcode: 128431613
You can RSVP to the webinar online.
September 5-7, 2018
- 13th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference - University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) in Lisbon, Portugal. Presenter: CPH-NEW Outreach Director Suzanne Nobrega and Investigator Robert Henning. To register and for more information, visit the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology website.
May 8-11, 2018
- 2nd International Symposium to AdvanceTotal Worker Health® - Natcher Conference Center, National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. For more information, visit the Eagleson Institute conference website. Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2017.
March 21, 2018: 1-2:30 p.m.
- NIOSH TWH Webinar Series: "Numbers to Know How: Linking Research to Healthier Workplace Practices. For more information and registration, visit the NIOSH TWH Webinar Series Page.
November 30 - December 1, 2017
- New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (NECOEM) Annual Conference - The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace Healthy Workplace Participatory Program, Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, Newton, Mass. Presenter: Jennifer Cavallari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center. To register and for more information, visit the NECOEM website.
November 4-8, 2017
October 27, 2017
- ConnectiCOSH 2017 Health and Safety Convention - "Introducing Total Worker Health® in Your Workplace" - Meriden, Conn.. Presenter: Jennifer Cavallari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center. To register and for more information, visit the ConnectiCOSH website.
October 13, 2017
- Vermont Safety and Health Council Annual Expo - "Introducing Total Worker Health® in Your Workplace" - Doubletree Hotel South Burlington, V.T. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D. and Post Doctorate Research Fellow at CPH-NEW. To register and for more information, visit the Vermont Safety and Health Council website.
October 10, 2017
- Connecticut River Valley AIHA All-day professional development conference - "Total Worker Health® Toolkit: The CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Participatory Program" - Aqua Turf, Southington CT. Presenter: Jennifer Cavillari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center. To register and for more information, visit the Connecticut River Valley AIHA website.
October 4-6, 2017
- New England Association of Occupational Health Nurses Conference - "Worker Well-Being into the 21st Century" - Norwich Inn, C.T. Keynote presentation about CPH-NEW and Total Worker Health® will be given by Jennifer Cavallari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center.
August 17, 2017July 31 - August 3, 2017
- 48th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) & 12th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management (ODAM) - Banff, Alberta, Canada. You can get more information on the ACE website.
- Read about the CPH-NEW sponsored sessions
June 13, 2017
- Evaluation of a safe resident handling program in U.S. nursing homes - Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D. and Post Doctorate Research Fellow at CPH-NEW. Institute for Work and Health - Toronto, Canada. View the live recording.
June 7-10, 2017
- The 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health - "Work, Stress and Health 2017: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities" - Minneapolis, Minn.
- Read about the CPH-NEW sponsored sessions
April 24-27, 2017
- American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2017 National Conference - “Organizational Stress Management: A Sustainable Approach” - New Orleans, L.A. Presenter: Suzanne Nobrega, M.S., CPH-NEW Outreach Director. View the Program Agenda.
March 31, 2017
Spring Occupational & Employee Health Nurses Conference - Community Education & Conference Center at Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, N.H. Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D., Post Doctorate Research Fellow at CPH-NEW presented. For more information, visit the Healthcare Employee Health Nurses Association of New England website.
January 18, 2017
- CPH-NEW 3.0 - In this webinar lead researchers discussed what's new and upcoming in Total Worker Health® (TWH) research and outreach/education. You will learn how to engage with CPH-NEW and stay up-to-date on all things related to TWH. View the webinar recording.