SOCIETY EVENTS
Regional Event - Linking Academia and Industry to Elevate the Total Worker Health® Approach
October 23, 2024 | In-person | College Station, TX | 9:00am - 3:00pm CT Join the Society for Total Worker Health™ and Texas A&M School of Public Health’s Environmental and Occupational Health Department for a regional networking and education event in College Station, TX.
2024 Annual Member Meeting
October 31, 2024 | Online via Zoom | 10:00am - 1:00pm MT Join us for the 2024 Annual Member Meeting of the Society for Total Worker Health. This year's event will be fully virtual. The agenda will feature updates from the Board, a membership showcase, and opportunities for members to engage with one another. TWH Peer Learning Series: International Application November 14, 2024 | Online via Zoom | 12:00pm - 1:30pm MT Join us for a discussion with experts on best practices for engaging businesses in TWH and exploration of how our international colleagues’ lessons learned can be applied to advance TWH globally. December 11, 2024 | Online via Zoom | 11:00am - 12:30pm MT Total Worker Health Connect is an innovative networking opportunity. This series is designed to foster collaboration among our members from various disciplines. SYMPOSIUM TO ADVANCE TOTAL WORKER HEALTH® 4th International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health® October 21-24, 2025 | Bethesda, MD & Virtual PARTNER EVENTS |
Designing Workplaces for Neurodiverse Workers
October 23, 2024 | Online | 12pm PT
This course will describe how to design workplaces that are compatible with the cognitive and behavioral challenges of neurodiverse individuals. Participants will learn how to eliminate features that cause distress, performance deficits, and precarity. Environmental factors including the use of surface colors, natural and artificial lighting, visual complexity, acoustics, textures, scents, and circulation routes will be explored. Participants will also discuss how to develop supportive spaces for hypersensitive individuals; people on the autism spectrum; or with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and dyspraxia
Addressing Cancer in the Fire Service: Insights and Applications of the Total Worker Health® Approach
October 24, 2024 | Online | 9:45am ET
This webinar brings together leading experts to discuss the Total Worker Health (TWH) approach as a model to address firefighter cancer. Dr. Eric D. Ryan, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill and investigator at the Carolina Center, will introduce how his team uses the TWH framework to improve firefighter health and safety. Battalion Chief J. Keith Wilder from the Raleigh Fire Department will provide a frontline perspective on the impact of cancer within the fire service. Dr. Erin Kobetz, an Endowed Chair for Cancer Research at the University of Miami, will highlight the cutting-edge research she leads within the Firefighter Cancer Initiative, an interdisciplinary program addressing cancer disparities in South Florida firefighters utilizing the TWH model.
12th Global Healthy Workplace Summit
November 6-7, 2024 | Brasilia, Brazil
12th Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit in partnership with Servico Social da Industria (SESI), will be hosted at the CNI Headquarters in Brasília, Brazil. It will be the second time Brazil has hosted the summit, having been previously held the prestigious event nine years ago in Florianopolis. The summit will receive presentations from employers around the world seeking the 2024 awards for best workplace health employers. The impact climate change has on working conditions will be centre stage in this year’s deliberations along with the pervasive effects of social media, government strategies in promoting good mental health, and how markets value employers who prioritise employee wellbeing. This year, we also recognize six outstanding organisations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to workplace health and wellbeing.
Wellbeing at Work Summit, Europe 2025
May 13-15, 2025 | In-person
The 8th Wellbeing at Work Summit Europe takes place in-person in Zurich and Amsterdam. The three-day festival will attract senior-level HR, Reward, Wellness, Benefit and business leaders from across the region like you, who want to take their wellbeing and mental health strategies to the next level. Wherever you are on your Wellbeing at Work journey, join our partners at the Wellbeing at Work European Summit.
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