WHWB-US Board member Dr. David Goldsmith has had three abstracts accepted for the September International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) meeting “Management of the Afghan Refugee Resettlement Crisis and Integration Challenges” with Absaar Ateeq; and “Lithuanian Refugee Crises: Comparing Middle Eastern/African and Ukrainian Migrants” with Ruta Brazinskaite. The latter two abstracts grew from the efforts […]

WHWB-UK is involved with a project among informal workers in Kenya. This project will initially focus on noise from metal workers as illustrated in this video clip: https://youtu.be/PGPUVJv6aQM.    A grant application has been approved to fund provision of hearing protection starting with a small pilot group of informal workers in Mombasa. Subject to COVID restrictions,

The virtual Vision Zero Summit on Safety, Health and Well-Being is being held this week on May 11, 12, and 13. Two sessions will be co-chaired by Rene LeBlanc and Tom Fuller, both WHWB members and International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) Board members: Building OSH Capacity Through Higher Education, Online Learning, and Credentialing https://japan.visionzerosummits.com/japan-2022/timetable-31a/ Health/Hygiene/COVID-19