Promoting Health and Safety Among Young Workers

Описание: Young workers are at a greater risk for injury and illness in the workplace. Employers can address these risks by using best practices to promote health, safety, and well-being. This webinar brought together expert panelists from government, employers, and trainers, who specialize in different areas of worker well-being, to discuss how to protect young workers.
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Host:

Diane Rohlman, M.A., Ph.D, Director of the Healthier Workforce Center for the Midwest, Associate Dean for Research, University of Iowa College of Public Health

Featured Panelists:

Barbara Aguon, Health and Safety Manager, City of Portland (OR)

Mary Lynn Almond, Benefits Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (MO)

Aurora Bihler, Building Union Diversity (BUD) Coordinator (MO), Missouri Works Initiative

Jhomahara Cook, Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (IA/NE)

Kirk Dighton, Safety Manager, D.C. Taylor Co. (IA)

Jeremy Lindquist, Director of Training and Education for the Iowa Pipe Trades & HVAC Training Institute in Des Moines (IA)

Natasha Welch, Investigator, Wage and Child Labor Unit
Investigations Division, Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (IA)

Krista Tedrow, Director of Development, South Central Iowa Workforce Board
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Resources:
https://www.healthierworkforcecenter.org

https://hwc.public-health.uiowa.edu/p...

https://hwc.public-health.uiowa.edu/y...

https://hwc.public-health.uiowa.edu/w...

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The Healthier Workforce Center is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. U19OH008868 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).