Sponsored by: American Psychological Association National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Society for Occupational Health Psychology Omni Shoreham Washington, DC March 6-8, 2008 Continuing Education Workshops March 5, 2008

The Call For Papers Deadline of August 31, 2007 has passed

The American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, will convene the seventh international conference on occupational stress and health entitled "Work, Stress, and Health 2008: "Health and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships" Washington, DC, on March 6-8, 2008, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Continuing Education Workshops will be held on March 5, 2008. Please plan to join us as to add your perspective to a rapidly growing area of workplace health research and practice. The Work, Stress, and Health conference series is designed to address the constantly changing nature of work, and the implications of these changes for the health, safety, and well-being of workers. This year the conference will focus on the translation of research to practice. Numerous topics of interest to industry, employees, and researchers are covered in the series including:

01 – Best Practices in Creating Healthy Workplaces 02 – Collaborative and Participatory Approaches 03 – Engaging Small Businesses and Self-Employed Workers 04 – Minority and Immigrant Workers 05 – Workplace Diversity and Discrimination 06 – Workplace Violence 07 – Changing Employment Arrangements 08 – Compensation and Benefits 09 – Work Schedules and Flexible Work Arrangements 10 – Work-Family Integration 11 – Work Design and Worker Health 12 – Worker Control and Working Conditions 13 – High-Risk Jobs and Populations More 14 – Traumatic Stress and Resilience for Workers in Hazardous Occupations and Disaster Relief Operations More 15 – Psychological and Biological Effects of Job Stress

16 – Sleep, Fatigue, and Work 17 – Aging and Work Stress 18 – Health Services and Health and Productivity Management 19 – Building a Business Case for Workplace Safety and Health 20 – Safety Climate, Management, and Training 21 – Professional and Educational Development 22 – Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Job Stress 23 – Research Methodology 24 – Improving Intervention Methods and Processes 25 – National and International Surveillance (Tracking) 26 – Emerging Risks, Opportunities, and Issues in Work, Stress, and Health