Institute for Work & Health
@iwhresearch.bsky.social
The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) aims to conduct and mobilize research that supports policy-makers, employers and workers in creating healthy, safe and inclusive work environments. www.iwh.on.ca
A study of 25,000 Canadians in 2022, in a collab with IWH's Dr. Avi Biswas, found that those who #WorkFromHome report the same levels of #MentalHealth, life satisfaction or #stress as those who work outside the home (at a workplace) or at no fixed location (on the road). Read more: buff.ly/LsitxRW
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A study of 25,000 Canadians in 2022, in a collab with IWH's Dr. Avi Biswas, found that those who #WorkFromHome report the same levels of #MentalHealth, life satisfaction or #stress as those who work outside the home (at a workplace) or at no fixed location (on the road). Read more: buff.ly/LsitxRW
An IWH study led by Dr. Arif Jetha found that about 25% of firms surveyed across Ontario and BC were using #AI for occupational health and safety (#OHS).
Larger orgs and those where workers were frequently exposed to hazards were more likely to use AI for OHS.
Read about the study: buff.ly/hb6H0Lx
Larger orgs and those where workers were frequently exposed to hazards were more likely to use AI for OHS.
Read about the study: buff.ly/hb6H0Lx
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
An IWH study led by Dr. Arif Jetha found that about 25% of firms surveyed across Ontario and BC were using #AI for occupational health and safety (#OHS).
Larger orgs and those where workers were frequently exposed to hazards were more likely to use AI for OHS.
Read about the study: buff.ly/hb6H0Lx
Larger orgs and those where workers were frequently exposed to hazards were more likely to use AI for OHS.
Read about the study: buff.ly/hb6H0Lx
Researchers and staff at IWH put a lot of focus on how to tap into partner expertise to refine #research goals and facilitate the sharing and use of findings.
How does that look, in practice?
Our case study details how an IWH project carried our #KTE approach: buff.ly/Vc7OdHn
#KnoweldgeExchange
How does that look, in practice?
Our case study details how an IWH project carried our #KTE approach: buff.ly/Vc7OdHn
#KnoweldgeExchange
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Researchers and staff at IWH put a lot of focus on how to tap into partner expertise to refine #research goals and facilitate the sharing and use of findings.
How does that look, in practice?
Our case study details how an IWH project carried our #KTE approach: buff.ly/Vc7OdHn
#KnoweldgeExchange
How does that look, in practice?
Our case study details how an IWH project carried our #KTE approach: buff.ly/Vc7OdHn
#KnoweldgeExchange
Children whose parents work low-quality, precarious jobs are more likely to experience mental health problems and perform poorly at school.
That’s according to a pair of studies, co-led by Dr. Faraz Shahidi (IWH) and Dr. Anne Fuller (McMaster University). Read about the studies: buff.ly/zJbDMnA
That’s according to a pair of studies, co-led by Dr. Faraz Shahidi (IWH) and Dr. Anne Fuller (McMaster University). Read about the studies: buff.ly/zJbDMnA
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Children whose parents work low-quality, precarious jobs are more likely to experience mental health problems and perform poorly at school.
That’s according to a pair of studies, co-led by Dr. Faraz Shahidi (IWH) and Dr. Anne Fuller (McMaster University). Read about the studies: buff.ly/zJbDMnA
That’s according to a pair of studies, co-led by Dr. Faraz Shahidi (IWH) and Dr. Anne Fuller (McMaster University). Read about the studies: buff.ly/zJbDMnA
On October 21, Dr. Avi Biswas will discuss findings from a study on how formal and informal #WorkplaceWellness champions promote #WorkerWellbeing within their organizations, and their motivations, strategies, and the successes and challenges they face. Register to attend: buff.ly/rpoS4HY
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On October 21, Dr. Avi Biswas will discuss findings from a study on how formal and informal #WorkplaceWellness champions promote #WorkerWellbeing within their organizations, and their motivations, strategies, and the successes and challenges they face. Register to attend: buff.ly/rpoS4HY
There's only a few days left to register for IWH's systematic review workshop! 👇
Taking place October 30 and 31, in-person in Toronto, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a #SystematicReview.
Register by October 15: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#ResearchMethods #AcademicSky
Taking place October 30 and 31, in-person in Toronto, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a #SystematicReview.
Register by October 15: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#ResearchMethods #AcademicSky
October 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There's only a few days left to register for IWH's systematic review workshop! 👇
Taking place October 30 and 31, in-person in Toronto, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a #SystematicReview.
Register by October 15: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#ResearchMethods #AcademicSky
Taking place October 30 and 31, in-person in Toronto, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a #SystematicReview.
Register by October 15: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#ResearchMethods #AcademicSky
The benefits of exercise for physical/mental health and productivity are well-known. But many of us struggle to get enough.
In this @ca.theconversation.com article, IWH Scientist Dr. Avi Biswas highlights how employers can promote physical activity at work to boost worker wellbeing
In this @ca.theconversation.com article, IWH Scientist Dr. Avi Biswas highlights how employers can promote physical activity at work to boost worker wellbeing
How employers can promote physical activity among workers: 3 messages based on research
Getting more physical activity at work or during commutes might make physical activity goals more feasible for working people. Here are evidence-based ways employers can help.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The benefits of exercise for physical/mental health and productivity are well-known. But many of us struggle to get enough.
In this @ca.theconversation.com article, IWH Scientist Dr. Avi Biswas highlights how employers can promote physical activity at work to boost worker wellbeing
In this @ca.theconversation.com article, IWH Scientist Dr. Avi Biswas highlights how employers can promote physical activity at work to boost worker wellbeing
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We are proud to share that two DLSPH students received S. Leonard Syme Research Training Awards from @iwhresearch.bsky.social. Congratulations, Travis Van Belle and Erene Stergiopoulos!
🔗 Read IWH’s announcement: ow.ly/Bk1S50X7amS
#PublicHealth #EarlyCareerResearcher #WorkAndHealth
🔗 Read IWH’s announcement: ow.ly/Bk1S50X7amS
#PublicHealth #EarlyCareerResearcher #WorkAndHealth
October 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We are proud to share that two DLSPH students received S. Leonard Syme Research Training Awards from @iwhresearch.bsky.social. Congratulations, Travis Van Belle and Erene Stergiopoulos!
🔗 Read IWH’s announcement: ow.ly/Bk1S50X7amS
#PublicHealth #EarlyCareerResearcher #WorkAndHealth
🔗 Read IWH’s announcement: ow.ly/Bk1S50X7amS
#PublicHealth #EarlyCareerResearcher #WorkAndHealth
📣 We're hiring! IWH is looking for a Director of Strategic Relations to cover a 12-month parental leave beginning January 2026.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/zq4UleE
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/zq4UleE
October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📣 We're hiring! IWH is looking for a Director of Strategic Relations to cover a 12-month parental leave beginning January 2026.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/zq4UleE
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/zq4UleE
MEDIA RELEASE: New initiative from @vraie-idea.ca aims to enhance workplace capacity to employ youth with disabilities in construction, building trades, and manufacturing sectors:
New initiative to enhance workplace capacity to employ youth with disabilities in construction, building trades, and manufacturing sectors
October 1, 2025 (Toronto, Ont.)—A new multi-year project is underway to help workplaces in Canada’s construction and manufacturing sectors retool their systems to better include youth with…
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October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
MEDIA RELEASE: New initiative from @vraie-idea.ca aims to enhance workplace capacity to employ youth with disabilities in construction, building trades, and manufacturing sectors:
October is #HealthyWorkplaceMonth! This month highlights the importance of practising workplace habits that promote a healthy mind, body and organizational culture.
If you're looking for healthy workplace activities to start on your own or to share in your organization, check out these resources🧵
If you're looking for healthy workplace activities to start on your own or to share in your organization, check out these resources🧵
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
October is #HealthyWorkplaceMonth! This month highlights the importance of practising workplace habits that promote a healthy mind, body and organizational culture.
If you're looking for healthy workplace activities to start on your own or to share in your organization, check out these resources🧵
If you're looking for healthy workplace activities to start on your own or to share in your organization, check out these resources🧵
On Oct. 7, IWH's Dr. Kathleen Dobson will present at the IAIABC conference with Dr. Michael Lacroix on the nuances between #MentalIllness and #MentalHealth, how each are linked to #WorkersCompensation claim durations in Ontario, and implications for workers’ compensation regulators.
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IAIABC 111th Convention - International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
The Pfister Hotel
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September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On Oct. 7, IWH's Dr. Kathleen Dobson will present at the IAIABC conference with Dr. Michael Lacroix on the nuances between #MentalIllness and #MentalHealth, how each are linked to #WorkersCompensation claim durations in Ontario, and implications for workers’ compensation regulators.
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Dec. 11-12: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø and the University of Copenhagen will host the International Conference on Working Environment Economics. This field explores #economic consequences of workplace conditions at societal, organizational & individual levels: buff.ly/sUhNPRj
The Third International Conference on Working Environment Economics
'Employee well-being and organisational performance' is chosen as the main topic of The Third International Conference on Working Environment Economics that is held 11–12 December 2025 in Copenhagen.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dec. 11-12: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø and the University of Copenhagen will host the International Conference on Working Environment Economics. This field explores #economic consequences of workplace conditions at societal, organizational & individual levels: buff.ly/sUhNPRj
If you are working with a long-term health condition where symptoms come and go, try out the JDAPT. It's a free, online tool developed by IWH researchers to help you identify parts of your job that may be difficult because of your health, and suggests strategies to address them: buff.ly/gzdYp8J
September 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you are working with a long-term health condition where symptoms come and go, try out the JDAPT. It's a free, online tool developed by IWH researchers to help you identify parts of your job that may be difficult because of your health, and suggests strategies to address them: buff.ly/gzdYp8J
Sept 26: At the @vraie-idea.ca Speaker Series, hear IWH's Dr. Monique Gignac discuss 2 research-based tools, DCIDE and JDAPT, which help people working with long-term health conditions decide whether to disclose their condition, and find #accommodations tailored to their job demands: buff.ly/2xOPc2y
Supporting workers with disabilities and their workplaces
Overview Overview Many workers with long-term physical and mental health conditions struggle when deciding whether to seek support from their workplace. In making decisions, they weigh risks like the…
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September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sept 26: At the @vraie-idea.ca Speaker Series, hear IWH's Dr. Monique Gignac discuss 2 research-based tools, DCIDE and JDAPT, which help people working with long-term health conditions decide whether to disclose their condition, and find #accommodations tailored to their job demands: buff.ly/2xOPc2y
The IWH Speaker Series is back for a new season! To start us off, join Dr. Kathleen Dobson on Tuesday, September 23 to learn about her research on the long-term work experiences of Canadians living with #MentalHealth conditions: buff.ly/RvKZvv9
#WorkAndHealth #AcademicSky 🧪
#WorkAndHealth #AcademicSky 🧪
September 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The IWH Speaker Series is back for a new season! To start us off, join Dr. Kathleen Dobson on Tuesday, September 23 to learn about her research on the long-term work experiences of Canadians living with #MentalHealth conditions: buff.ly/RvKZvv9
#WorkAndHealth #AcademicSky 🧪
#WorkAndHealth #AcademicSky 🧪
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Excited for our IDEA Symposium opening keynote! Susanne Bruyère, Professor & Director of the Yang-Tan Institute at Cornell will share powerful insights on inclusive employment practices.
Don’t miss her vision for accessible, equitable workplaces! vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
Don’t miss her vision for accessible, equitable workplaces! vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
September 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Excited for our IDEA Symposium opening keynote! Susanne Bruyère, Professor & Director of the Yang-Tan Institute at Cornell will share powerful insights on inclusive employment practices.
Don’t miss her vision for accessible, equitable workplaces! vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
Don’t miss her vision for accessible, equitable workplaces! vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
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📣 The IDEA symposium agenda is now live!
Visit our event page to learn about the amazing roster of speakers, representing diverse organizations, who will be presenting at the IDEA symposium.
vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
Visit our event page to learn about the amazing roster of speakers, representing diverse organizations, who will be presenting at the IDEA symposium.
vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
IDEA Symposium
vraie-idea.ca
September 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📣 The IDEA symposium agenda is now live!
Visit our event page to learn about the amazing roster of speakers, representing diverse organizations, who will be presenting at the IDEA symposium.
vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
Visit our event page to learn about the amazing roster of speakers, representing diverse organizations, who will be presenting at the IDEA symposium.
vraie-idea.ca/idea-symposium
Congrats to the new recipients of our Syme Research Training Awards!
-Erene Stergiopoulos of the @utoronto.ca Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Travis Van Belle of @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
-Rebecca Cairns of @smuhalifax.bsky.social
-Emily Howe of @memorialu.bsky.social
-Erene Stergiopoulos of the @utoronto.ca Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Travis Van Belle of @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
-Rebecca Cairns of @smuhalifax.bsky.social
-Emily Howe of @memorialu.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congrats to the new recipients of our Syme Research Training Awards!
-Erene Stergiopoulos of the @utoronto.ca Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Travis Van Belle of @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
-Rebecca Cairns of @smuhalifax.bsky.social
-Emily Howe of @memorialu.bsky.social
-Erene Stergiopoulos of the @utoronto.ca Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Travis Van Belle of @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
-Rebecca Cairns of @smuhalifax.bsky.social
-Emily Howe of @memorialu.bsky.social
OCT 30-31: IWH's systematic review workshop is back this fall, in-person in Toronto. In this workshop, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a systematic review.
Register by October 15 to attend: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#SystematicReview #ResearchMethods #Research #AcademicSky
Register by October 15 to attend: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#SystematicReview #ResearchMethods #Research #AcademicSky
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
OCT 30-31: IWH's systematic review workshop is back this fall, in-person in Toronto. In this workshop, you'll learn how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a systematic review.
Register by October 15 to attend: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#SystematicReview #ResearchMethods #Research #AcademicSky
Register by October 15 to attend: buff.ly/Yr4LmjU
#SystematicReview #ResearchMethods #Research #AcademicSky
Are you a supervisor, manager, #HR professional, #DisabilityManager, union rep or #OHS professional who works with employees in your organization to plan or provide #WorkpalceAccommodations?
If so, an IWH study team wants to hear from you!
Email jbowring@iwh.on.ca by Sept 30 to participate.
If so, an IWH study team wants to hear from you!
Email jbowring@iwh.on.ca by Sept 30 to participate.
September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Are you a supervisor, manager, #HR professional, #DisabilityManager, union rep or #OHS professional who works with employees in your organization to plan or provide #WorkpalceAccommodations?
If so, an IWH study team wants to hear from you!
Email jbowring@iwh.on.ca by Sept 30 to participate.
If so, an IWH study team wants to hear from you!
Email jbowring@iwh.on.ca by Sept 30 to participate.
IWH research often involves community partners along the way, from deciding what to research to how to share and use the findings.
Read about how one project's partnerships improved the research and helped partners to better serve their clients: buff.ly/WaL5frX
#KnowledgeTranslation #Disability
Read about how one project's partnerships improved the research and helped partners to better serve their clients: buff.ly/WaL5frX
#KnowledgeTranslation #Disability
September 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
IWH research often involves community partners along the way, from deciding what to research to how to share and use the findings.
Read about how one project's partnerships improved the research and helped partners to better serve their clients: buff.ly/WaL5frX
#KnowledgeTranslation #Disability
Read about how one project's partnerships improved the research and helped partners to better serve their clients: buff.ly/WaL5frX
#KnowledgeTranslation #Disability
Congratulations to Dr. Sonja Senthanar who has been awarded IWH's Cameron Mustard Early Career Accelerator Award!
Dr. Senthanar is leading research to understand how constraints on #citizenship may affect #WorkAndHealth experiences of Canada's 2.5 million non-permanent residents: buff.ly/fqU4wnp
Dr. Senthanar is leading research to understand how constraints on #citizenship may affect #WorkAndHealth experiences of Canada's 2.5 million non-permanent residents: buff.ly/fqU4wnp
August 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sonja Senthanar who has been awarded IWH's Cameron Mustard Early Career Accelerator Award!
Dr. Senthanar is leading research to understand how constraints on #citizenship may affect #WorkAndHealth experiences of Canada's 2.5 million non-permanent residents: buff.ly/fqU4wnp
Dr. Senthanar is leading research to understand how constraints on #citizenship may affect #WorkAndHealth experiences of Canada's 2.5 million non-permanent residents: buff.ly/fqU4wnp
Most research on the #HealthAndSafety of #NailTechnicians has focused on occupational hazards, which may conceal the complexities of nail techs’ relationships to their work.
In this study, #NailTechs reveal the ways their work can affect their health, finding both harms and joys: buff.ly/aiZFDmH
In this study, #NailTechs reveal the ways their work can affect their health, finding both harms and joys: buff.ly/aiZFDmH
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Most research on the #HealthAndSafety of #NailTechnicians has focused on occupational hazards, which may conceal the complexities of nail techs’ relationships to their work.
In this study, #NailTechs reveal the ways their work can affect their health, finding both harms and joys: buff.ly/aiZFDmH
In this study, #NailTechs reveal the ways their work can affect their health, finding both harms and joys: buff.ly/aiZFDmH
IWH has been running ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) sessions in Ontario since 2021 to help health-care providers navigate return-to-work processes. So, how did it help?
An IWH study looked into it: buff.ly/pXv0hxd
#ReturnToWork #WorkInjury
@andreafurlan.bsky.social
An IWH study looked into it: buff.ly/pXv0hxd
#ReturnToWork #WorkInjury
@andreafurlan.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
IWH has been running ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) sessions in Ontario since 2021 to help health-care providers navigate return-to-work processes. So, how did it help?
An IWH study looked into it: buff.ly/pXv0hxd
#ReturnToWork #WorkInjury
@andreafurlan.bsky.social
An IWH study looked into it: buff.ly/pXv0hxd
#ReturnToWork #WorkInjury
@andreafurlan.bsky.social