Bringing the Total Worker Health® Approach to Farm Worker

Instructor(s): Drs. Katia Costa-Black and Anjali Rameshbabu; Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Health & Science University

This course is open to attendees of the 2024 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health conference.

The purpose of this workshop is to explain the TWH approach and how it can be applied to advance health, safety and well-being of farmworkers. Farmworkers often work in hazardous conditions, exposed to pesticides, extreme weather, physical and psychological strains. The demanding and often isolating nature of farm work can also take a toll on the mental health of farmworkers. Often these hazards are inter-related and are not comprehensively addressed.  Total Worker Health®(TWH) is a term and a vision developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) to expand our understanding of all types of hazards and reduce health inequities in the workplace.  This workshop will provide an overview of the core principles and value of the TWH approach to advance farm worker health, safety and well-being. Presenters from one of NIOSH TWH Centers of Excellence, the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, will explain the TWH approach and its value proposition and share with participants what they have learned so far from the TWH applied research in the agriculture environment. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss this topic and discover important evidence-based resources on this increasingly relevant topic.

Duration: 2 hours, following the NORA Sector Council Mtg
Cost to register: $40